2026-09-12 02:26 UTC
Replies (6)
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@annoying_cyclist@programming.dev 2026-09-12 04:11
Nothing wrong with being an arborist.
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@AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 2026-09-12 05:58
Ah so you’re a black man in a predominately racist white county with a strong police force? For real though. If life sucks, try something else. Teach English abroad, move to another state or country. Not much to lose if you’re struggling.
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@kreskin@lemmy.world 2026-09-12 06:01
You could learn farsi and arabic and join the military. They are always hiring lately and they have lowered their standards a lot I hear. Medical, maximum enlistment age, drug history, criminal background, fitness, intellgence, all lowered. You can start your first enlistment at 42 now. As long as you get in before your 43rd birthday you’re gold.
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@in_the_dark_forest@feddit.org 2026-09-12 09:29
Don’t let it get you down. You need to remember that this whole AI hype / AI will replace everyone is coming from people who invested a lot of money into it and really need it to succeed now. Many also have an oversimplified view of what the discipline of software engineering includes in addion to little understanding how different types of AI work. Besides, skillsets you learned in SE can easily applied to other ‘non-virtual’ fields. Many people suck at providing clear and specific instructions or requirements; businesses also have many real world processes that need to be optimized; identifying problems in a system (you first need to see there is an issue, if you want to ask an AI to fix it for you in the next step); being able to break down and tackle large, complex topics; … I could probably come up with many more points.
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@hakunawazo@lemmy.world 2026-09-12 11:50
~(But to be straight: There are a lot of better options for a career, please try them first)~
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@douz0a0bouz@midwest.social 2026-09-12 02:41
I know this is a haha community, but software isn’t dead. Most corps are going to insist you use AI. Especially as a junior dev. Look for places that say things like “engineers make the decisions”. You need to find a place where you can get experience learning how software is built, even if the bot does the typing. People have been getting laid off and that sucks but software devs aren’t going anywhere. Ai writes bad code. They need us to make sure bad code doesn’t go to production.