[nicbou]

I might not be writing code forever, but it's only a small part of my job, and an even smaller part of my identity. I will eventually lose my business to AI, too, but even if that happened tomorrow, it would still have been worth it. It filled my coffers, provided me with a wonderful lifestyle and helped thousands of people.

Perhaps the gravy train will come to an end. I might have to wake up to an alarm, commute to an office and tighten my belt a bit. Or perhaps I can spend less time building things, and more time understanding the people I build them for. My business always hinged on empathy, not technical prowess.

Besides, no matter how bad things get, I will still enjoy riding my bicycle, having tea on my balcony, tending to my garden and painting watercolours.

Even if the online spaces I once inhabited are drowned out by AI noise, we can still grill and have potlucks. We can retreat to the cozyweb, or just log off entirely.[0] There's this whole big world I know zero percent off. I might have to go check it out.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that my coping mechanism is to go touch grass.

[0] https://maggieappleton.com/cozy-web, https://www.fortressofdoors.com/ai-markets-for-lemons-and-th...