Comment by Grombobulous

I guess there’s just two sides to this coin. I’m a little more on your side: it was never really all that fun to write the code that the organization wanted me to write for some kind of necessary reason.

Still, there were a lot of times where I was catching myself having fun.

If you work for the right organization and work remotely you can just use AI to be more lazy. This is especially true during this transitional period where many colleagues are bad at it or refuse to use it.

I guess it all depends where you’re at. If you’re still in the phase of life where improving yourself at work and producing work you are proud of is exciting, AI might make you feel like your work and value has been diluted. You’ve been turned into a product manager when you wanted to be an engineer.

If you’re in the phase of life where you’ve decided that work is a means to an end, and simultaneously your company doesn’t expect you to produce 2-3x output, maybe this new era is pretty awesome.

I fall into the latter category. I’ve learned a new musical instrument mainly during work hours. I’ve gotten a lot of quality time with the elder scrolls morrowind. I started going to the gym every day. In the short term, the fact that I can make the coding machine do all my tasks for me has been a net benefit. I’m just not sure how long it’s going to last.