Re:Jobs and Software Is Fucked
by scotty79 on Monday June 22, 2026 @04:20PM
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Freelance? Find someone who needs or wants a thing done, but doesn't know how to do it, then do it for them. Take half of the money upfront.
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I'm transitioning to freelance (independent consultant, full stack and Cloud), and I find I'm working alongside AI in business manager's hands. It's an uncanny mode of competition.
most of those who might hire someone because they don't know how to do it are now using AI instead. so that market is shrinking too.
Re:Jobs and Software Is Fucked
by lylejantzi3rd on Monday June 22, 2026 @08:00PM
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That market is growing because of AI. Everybody I've seen use AI gets to a certain point where it breaks and they don't know how to fix it. They have a choice to make, then: ditch it and pay for real software that works, or pay somebody to fix it. Hopefully, they've used that AI generated software to create enough cash flow to afford somebody to fix it.
everyone talking about this topic (me included) assumes that this is the case. i have yet to find anyone who is actually hiring people to fix problems the AI created. so far the solution to AI problems seems to be more AI.