Alex Karp says only trade workers and neurodivergents will survive in the AI era

Re:Alex Karp says only trade workers and neurodivergents wil... by bigfatkitten on Saturday March 28, 2026 @06:40AM (#47553358)

> One-fifth of sales organizations within Fortune 500 companies are expected to actively recruit neurodivergent talent to improve business performance by 2027, according to a Gartner study.

Good luck with that. HR departments and interview processes expertly and efficiently filter out neurodivergent talent.

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Re:Alex Karp says only trade workers and neurodivergents wil... by mindcrash on Saturday March 28, 2026 @07:35AM (#47553635)

Indeed. Most neurodivergents I know in my country are on government benefits because they are unable to work -- or rather "incompatible with the modern workplace", because they can but not allowed to.

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Re:Alex Karp says only trade workers and neurodivergents wil... by simianwords on Saturday March 28, 2026 @07:06AM (#47553482)

The fellowships mentioned in the post probably select for such traits. At some level I agree that maybe line workers at big companies may need to be of stable and predictable mental character. But entrepreneurs may not be held to that standard.

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Re:Alex Karp says only trade workers and neurodivergents wil... by tonyedgecombe on Saturday March 28, 2026 @07:52AM (#47553740)

I have a feeling that a lot of entrepreneurs start businesses simply because they don't fit into the modern work environment.

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Re:Alex Karp says only trade workers and neurodivergents wil... by etherus on Saturday March 28, 2026 @07:03AM (#47553467)

Can you elaborate on this stance? Feels like a judgement and an underlying assumption on a couple ends.

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Re:Alex Karp says only trade workers and neurodivergents wil... by mikkupikku on Saturday March 28, 2026 @07:06AM (#47553478)

Yes, I am judging and making assumptions about HR, namely that they make a routine of discriminating against neurodivergent men, particularly so those with autism, and that this has materially harmed countless companies but is done nonetheless because that's how HR operates. And that furthermore, HR is hypocritically filled with neurodivergents themselves, but of a different sort.

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Re:Alex Karp says only trade workers and neurodivergents wil... by BoredPositron on Saturday March 28, 2026 @07:19AM (#47553549)

I can see why you would have problems with HR.

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Re:Alex Karp says only trade workers and neurodivergents wil... by mikkupikku on Saturday March 28, 2026 @07:28AM (#47553588)

Not ever since I learned HR interviews are all about casual meaningless chitchat, nothing about technical qualification or even questions about the job. That is, except on those rare occasions where a company has HR run by a man, in which case you can be sure he has that job through shear merit.

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Re:Alex Karp says only trade workers and neurodivergents wil... by defrost on Saturday March 28, 2026 @09:05AM (#47554239)

> he has that job through shear merit.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-15/john-harris-shearing-...

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Re:Alex Karp says only trade workers and neurodivergents wil... by joquarky on Saturday March 28, 2026 @10:13PM (#47559869)

Yep, despite 30 years of professional programming experience, I can't live code. And it seems like everyone wants a live coding interview now. I gave up my job search after 2 years of failure.

When I write code, I have to be in a state of mind that is incompatible with what is expected in these interviews. And switching back and forth between these mental states is slow and mentally taxing.

Even trying to enter a coding state of mind during an interview is like trying to force myself to fall asleep with lights on and other distractions.

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