"AI didn't take our jobs. Greed did. Same greed that moved factories to Bangladesh and keeps slaves in cobalt mines in the Congo, wearing a new mask."

Programming still sucks: https://www.stvn.sh/writing/programming-still-sucks-fqffhyp #shared

Programming Still Sucks. — Writing

Sorry Peter. — I'm at a birthday party, and while most people here also work in tech, there's always a Guy with a Real Job. You know, a physical job, building some or other thing people need. And this Guy always asks some variant of the same question: aren't you worried AI is taking your job? I glance around and see a few faces turning around toward us, rolling their eyes ever so slightly before returning to their previous conversation. Yes, this question again.

You Need AI That Reduces Maintenance Costs:
https://www.jamesshore.com/v2/blog/2026/you-need-ai-that-reduces-your-maintenance-costs

"Your AI coding agent, the one you use to write code, needs to reduce your maintenance costs. Not by a little bit, either. You write code twice as quick now? Better hope you’ve halved your maintenance costs. Three times as productive? One third the maintenance costs. Otherwise, you’re screwed."

Another great article, as per usual, from @jamesshore

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James Shore: You Need AI That Reduces Maintenance Costs