AI Winter: A Season of Joblessness for a Senior Software Engineer
2025-05-13
A senior software engineer with over 20 years of experience recounts his struggles with unemployment in the wake of the AI revolution. Owning three houses, he's forced to rely on Doordash to survive after losing his job due to AI-driven layoffs. Despite upskilling, creating YouTube content, and considering career pivots, he's found little success. He calls for a societal reevaluation of work and money's role in life, arguing that relying solely on labor for survival is no longer viable in the age of AI.
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