Since 2020, more than 800k people have been laid off from tech companies. I think a big part of this is driven by AI. Weird times. Not that long ago, like 10 years back, being a dev was safe path. Everyone was saying “learn to code” and you’re set.
Today? You can build stuff without really knowing how to code. In this competition, sure, real developers are still way ahead of non-devs. But the scary or best part is: the gap between “can build something” and “is a real engineer” is getting smaller every year.
Companies don’t need 10 average devs anymore. They need maybe 2–3 really good ones, plus a bunch of AI tools. The rest? Either pushed into more generic roles, or straight up out.
And it’s not just devs. Designers, writers, marketers .. same story. More tools, fewer people. More output, less security.Feels like we’re slowly moving into a world where being “good enough” is not enough anymore. You either become really, really good at something… or you become replaceable by a prompt.
Not sure where this ends, but yeah .. interesting times. And not in a good or bad way. Cant be sure of what all of these will bring.
