Michael Moore

@db @neil @pluralistic This was shared by co-workers in a Slack channel and I wanted to share and hope more people can see it. I think this is fucking stupid and I don't see how people can celebrate this as a good thing. It's just continuing to remove humans for involvement in anything. I, for one, enjoy writing code as part of my job. If this shift continues and SEs are nothing more than code reviewers, I guess it's time for a career shift.

https://nitter.net/praveenTweets/status/2033627282418655711#m

Mar 17 at 1:20pmWeb
Show threadRick O5d ago
@mrmoore @db @neil @pluralistic you would think Uber, of all companies, would understand these AI services are currently being sold at a huge loss and eventually will have to turn a profit. Enshittification is on the horizon and they are locking themselves in.
Show threadDavid Bushell 🪿5d ago

@mrmoore @neil @pluralistic

the real question is why does it take so much code and "engineering" to book an unregulated taxi cab

but yes, any programmer thinking there is a career that pays in this future is delusional

i'd rather get paid to clean toilets than slop

Show threadMichael Moore5d ago

@db @neil @pluralistic I guess it takes a lot of code to screw over both the drivers and the riders and avoid regulations.

I refuse to be a part of this, even if it means taking a drastic pay cut and changing careers. It's not quite here yet, but I see the writing on the wall, at my current company. Good thing enshittification has already made me consider careers outside of SE.

Show threadDavid Bushell 🪿5d ago
@mrmoore have hope! there will still be jobs for real programmers
Show threadMichael Moore5d ago
@db And frankly, you and many of the other people here do give me hope. It shows me that I'm not alone in this fight.
Show threadDavid Bushell 🪿5d ago

@mrmoore we're talking billions of dollars in marketing hype, enough to make any skeptic doubt themselves

they're giving it away for free to target the worst mental vulnerabilities like addiction and social needs - it's practically brainwashing