ATMs didn't kill bank Teller jobs, but the iPhone did

Re:ATMs didn't kill bank Teller jobs, but the iPhone did by aurareturn on Thursday March 12, 2026 @11:32AM (#47352258)

There's likely going to be a separation between the top earners and the average.

IE. If a top tier dev make $1m today, they'll make $5m in the future. If the average makes $100k today, they'll maybe make $60k.

AI likely enables the best of the best to be much more productive while your average dev will see more productivity but less overall.

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Re:ATMs didn't kill bank Teller jobs, but the iPhone did by Sleaker on Thursday March 12, 2026 @03:26PM (#47355840)

I think this is assuming that the labor market knows how to identify the dirct value of devs. This already seems to be a problem across the board regardless of job role.

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Re:ATMs didn't kill bank Teller jobs, but the iPhone did by aurareturn on Thursday March 12, 2026 @05:23PM (#47357319)

I think solo founders or small software companies where top tier devs can have huge ownership will be making top dollar.

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Re:ATMs didn't kill bank Teller jobs, but the iPhone did by nubg on Thursday March 12, 2026 @11:35PM (#47360399)

Can you give an example of what a solo founder might now make top dollar on that he previously couldn't?

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Re:ATMs didn't kill bank Teller jobs, but the iPhone did by aurareturn on Thursday March 12, 2026 @11:47PM (#47360466)

I think a solo dev can make a $1b company whereas it was impossible before.

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Re:ATMs didn't kill bank Teller jobs, but the iPhone did by nubg on Saturday March 14, 2026 @12:18PM (#47378182)

Yes I understand but so far I don't know what such a company could look like, or even in what industry it would be.

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