Globe99 on Nostr: I get it... Throughout most of this century, coding was the pathway to a high-income ...

I get it... Throughout most of this century, coding was the pathway to a high-income job affording middle-class or better status in one the wealthiest parts of the USA (SF Bay area).

Coders worked in environments where they got to show up at 11, tell off their bosses when they felt they were crossing ethical lines, explore creative side-projects, publish their work as open-source projects... And if the "suits" didn't like it, an engineer could say "see ya," slip on their Crocs and stroll over to the company next door.

All that's changing now, not just from AI but other economic factors, and it's going to come as a "generational" shock to this class.