Comment by lurking_swe
4 hours ago
It’s also silly to try predicting the future 5 years from now, IMO. Historically progress is very unpredictable. It often plateaus when you least expect it.
It’s good to be cautious and not in denial, but i usually ignore people who talk so authoritatively about the future. It’s just a waste of time. Everyone thinks they are right.
My recommendation is have a very generous emergency fund and do your best to be effective at work. That’s the only thing you can control and the only thing that matters.
Or just move into technical leadership or management/executive permissions.
In any case, everyone should be riding the AI wave! Anyone doing so should have enough to retire five years from now.