Post #38987

2025-12-07 17:46 UTC

We’re about to face a crisis nobody’s talking about. In 10 years, who’s going to mentor the next generation? The developers who’ve been using AI since day one won’t have the architectural understanding to teach. The product managers who’ve always relied on AI for decisions won’t have the judgment to pass on. The leaders who’ve abdicated to algorithms won’t have the wisdom to share. Except we are talking about that, and the tech bro response is “in 10 years we’ll have AGI and it will do all these things all the time permanently.” In their roadmap, there won’t be a next generation of software developers, product managers, or mid-level leaders, because AGI will do all those things faster and better than humans. There will just be CEOs, the capital they control, and AI. What’s most absurd is that, if that were all true, that would lead to a crisis much larger than just a generational knowledge problem in a specific industry. It would cut regular workers entirely out of the economy, and regular workers form the foundation of the economy, so the entire economy would collapse. “Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders.”

Replies (4)

@grue@lemmy.world 2025-12-07 18:33

That’s why they’re all-in on authoritarianism.

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@Randelung@lemmy.world 2025-12-07 19:15

Also, even if we make it through a wave of bullshit and all these companies fail in 10 years, the next wave will be ready and waiting, spouting the same crap - until it’s actually true (or close enough to be bearable financially). We can’t wait any longer to get this shit under control.

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@HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 2025-12-07 19:23

According to a study, the lower top 10% accounts for something like 68% of cash flow in the economy. Us plebs are being cut out all together. That being said, I think if people can’t afford to eat, things might bet bad. We will probably end up a kept population in these ghouls fever dreams.

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@UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 2025-12-07 20:35

Yep, and now you know why all the tech companies suddenly became VERY politically active. This future isn’t compatible with democracy. Once these companies no longer provide employment their benefit to society becomes a big fat question mark.

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