[coolThingsFirst]

Basically the idea is become a senior at your own expense. Work for years without pay and only then get a job if and only if the new AI models by that time hasn't made mid or senior level engineers redundant as well.

[stalfosknight]

…but how?

If no one will employ you to formally give you a verifiable senior title, how exactly is that supposed to happen?

[coolThingsFirst]

By working for free.

That's basically what this field is turning into.