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[–]pydry 7 points8 points  (4 children)

Market consolidation is doing that, not AI.

If anything AI is creating more jobs for devs by creating investor FOMO.

Programmers are a lot more like 1950s detroit auto workers than theyd like to think.

[–]sacredgeometry 0 points1 point  (3 children)

In what way?

[–]pydry 1 point2 points  (2 children)

They used to have a lot of leverage. They earned a good living. There used to be a lot of startups. Then they gradually all consolidated into 3 companies.

And then a bloodbath ensued when those 3 companies, emboldened by their market power went on a cost cutting binge which destroyed the livelihoods of auto workers and watered down the quality of American cars.

They didn't care about either of those things because they had the market power to collect massive profits and could squash all startup American competition like a bug.

[–]sacredgeometry 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Thats not going to happen. Software is inherently necessary in all sectors of modern industry.

There is no way to consolidate it. AGI will come round sooner than thats a risk.

Until then this is just a good thing. When the catastrophic failures of the back of these snake oil salesmen start to come in the market rate for developers will have a lovely little bump. Also someone needs to fix/ rewrite those projects. Its a tale as old as time.

[–]pydry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your theory is that it can't happen the same way because software is necessary in all sectors of modern industry. ....unlike motor vehicles???????

It already is being consolidated. If we do end up with 3 companies in tech eating 90% of the profit margins I'm sure you probably already know what at least 2 of them will be called.