[hyperG]

Maybe because my salary doesn't depend on any of this that I think this whole framing is science fiction.

A calculator needs direction on what to calculate because the machine doesn't have agency.

We are going to a higher level of abstraction and at that higher level you probably need a different skill set than before. Humans aren't going to get cut out of the loop but you always have to level up your skills.

I think there is just a generation of tech workers that got lazy and thought they were immune to change some how. I didn't even know anyone that had been on the internet when I graduated high school. Someone older and wiser though told me I would have to constantly reinvent myself, always learn new skills and will have several different careers. They were so spot on. Guess what? Nothing has changed.

[peteforde]

If we ever find each other IRL, I suspect that we will be fast friends.

A tip of my hat to you, sir/ma'am.