Post #2246550
2026-04-26 14:07 UTC
@hynek@mastodon.social I’ve been thinking this exact thing. If the hype machine is right, it won’t need carefully considered inputs to get things right. If you believe it, the best thing you could be doing is learning a trade or establishing a farm.
I believe the truth is somewhere in the middle. In the long term the technology will be a valuable tool that can augment productivity when driven by an experienced user.
My biggest fear is that we’ve broken the roadmap for gaining experience.
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@kyle@mister.computer 2026-04-26 16:11
@nick@sloan.host @hynek@mastodon.social FWIW I fall into the first camp but I still think the math supports making as much money as possible in software while it is still possible. One additional year of a salary will handily beat getting through an apprenticeship a year earlier. But, I also think that the end of knowledge work will turn most cities into Detroit, and trades work is heavily reactive to the local economy, so that career shift would also have to be paired with a huge move. Not confident I can pick a winner.