[taylodl]

I'm not consoling myself - I'm facing the stark reality that AI is transforming the software development landscape and eliminating many jobs. You appear to be the one that doesn't want to face that reality.

From an economic standpoint, GDP grew at an annualized rate of 3.3% - which is good. Consumer spending grew at an annualized rate of 1.9%. Unemployment has been under 4% for the past two years and job growth far exceeded expectations. Wages are now growing faster than inflation. Even housing and new home construction grew - despite rising interest rates! If you don't think this is a good economy, then you have unrealistic expectations of what makes a good economy.

So, coming back around to the topic at hand - if the economy is doing so well then why are developers being laid off by the hundreds of thousands? You claim AI has absolutely nothing at all to do with it. I say that makes no sense given all the facts we know. If anything, the demand for developers should be increasing, but that's not what we're seeing.