[kcplate]

I will likely retired within the next 5-7 years and by that point after nearly 45 years in tech I will be damn happy to be gone. I believe the coming AI shift in tech will definitely benefit society, but will devastate many/most tech disciplines as a vocation especially for those average technologists within those discipline. In my experience…that is most of the folks working today.

My guess is there will still be a market for those folks who don’t have to rely on AI to solve problems (but can still utilize those AI tools effectively) and that is where I would be focusing my own growth if I was younger with decades to go. Either that or I would give up tech entirely and try and find a plumber to apprentice under.

[johnhamlin]

Everyone always talks about becoming a plumber, but you know what sucks? Working under a sink. I'm assuming it sucks even harder when you're 60.

[kcplate]

Sure it’s a shit job, but let’s face it…AI and automation wouldn’t be able to replace it…probably ever. I don’t see too many people talking about “vibe plumbing”. We will never reach a point in society where people will not pay handsomely to remove backed up shit from their homes and have clean water piped in.

And frankly, I know a few plumbers—most of the ones my age are already semi retired, play golf daily, just work when they want to, and all have a shitton more money than I do.