What happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers

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When every other website (or its content) is AI-generated and not made by humans, we can't buy computers anymore, we're being forced to use AI at work (for no tangible benefit either other than "It's the future! You'll be left behind [citation needed]!!"), endless security vulnerabilities caused by AI burning IT/Infosec out, do you HAVE to ask?

tech people need to become business owners

Yeah, it probably is sad to be so unimaginative or pessimistic about your skill set that you see AI as an impediment and not a boon.

I'm not sad. As an engineer with decades of experience under my belt, I'm really excited about how AI can democratize software and help me finally complete long-simmering side projects, create value for the greater good, and be a generally fun thing. So far, I have not found myself even remotely replaced by AI at work.

Amazing things I've done since I lost my tech career:

1. Got a director at Google fired for something he didn't even do.

2. Got an AI startup to shut down by convincing the CTO to divorce his wife, setting his entire stupid Danish life in turmoil, loving every second personally.

3. Murdered in cold blood my old manager while he was walking home from work and never got caught by SFPD, turns out they don't investigate shit.

4. Framed an investor as a pedo when I'm pretty sure he wasn't one, but the manufactured evidence pitched to his board made them feel so weird they parted ways anyway.

5. Incessantly bullied a VC's child at a local skatepark until he stopped going. I kinda felt bad about this one, but I kept telling myself to remember who his dad was.

I'll do more when the opportunity arises. These days though I'm very focused on the people, for example Eric Schmidt just bought a penthouse in Nob that I'm thinking about.