maybenotyes, i do think working on a pointless widget and getting paid is better than being laid off and having the widget be made even shittier by genai, while one starves.
there's now a surplus of tech workers (and "creatives" too), all the investment is tied up in bullshit, and the shitty widget may well be the least-bad option available for many.
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