[Art9681]

It's a tool. You learn to master it or not. I have greybeard coworkers that dissed the technology as a fad 3 years ago. Now they are scrambling to catch up. They have to do this while sustaining a family with pets and kids and mortgages and full time senior jobs.

You're in a position to invest substantial amounts of time compared to your seniors. Leverage that opportunity to your advantage.

We all have access to these tools for the most part, so the distinguishing factor is how much time you invest and how much more ambitious you become once you begin to master the tool.

This time its no different. Many Mechanical and Sales students in the past never got jobs in those fields either. Decades before AI. There were other circumstances and forces at play and a degree is not a guaranteed career in anything.

Keep going because what we DO know is that trying wont guarantee results, we DO know that giving up definitely won't. Roll the dice in your favor.

[callc]

> I have greybeard coworkers that dissed the technology as a fad 3 years ago. Now they are scrambling to catch up. They have to do this while sustaining a family with pets and kids and mortgages and full time senior jobs.

I want to criticize Art’s comment on the grounds of ageism or something along the lines of “any amount life outside of programming is wasted”, but regardless of Art’s intention there is important wisdom here. Use your free time wisely when you don’t have much responsibilities. It is a superpower.

As for whether to spend it on AI, eh, that’s up to you to decide.

[Art9681]

It's totally valid criticism. What I meant is that if an individual's major concern is employment, then it would be prudent to invest the amount of time necessary to ensure a favorable outcome. And given whatever stage in life they are at, use the circumstance you have in your favor.

I'm a greybeard myself.