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I am done with this shit

258 points · 206 comments · meander_water

  1. vehemenz · · focus · HN ↗
    Ever since software became a "prestige" career, attracting the former-would-be-dentists of the world, the entire field has been gatekeeping a lot of mediocre talent. Let's be honest.

    If we're looking for a silver lining, AI is an equalizer and creates competition among the mediocre, driving salaries down. It's not all bad.

    1. pjc50 · · focus · HN ↗
      Oddly enough, I met a newly qualified dentist last year who said his parents had advised him not to get into software because AI was going to take all the jobs.

      It's a significantly harder career, but less automatable.

      1. cjg · · focus · HN ↗
        <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dentistry.co.uk&#x2F;2024&#x2F;08&#x2F;01&#x2F;robot-dentist-completes-first-dental-procedure&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dentistry.co.uk&#x2F;2024&#x2F;08&#x2F;01&#x2F;robot-dentist-completes-f...
      2. raffael_de · · focus · HN ↗
        doesn&#x27;t make sense timing-wise ... to train as a dentist takes longer than the LLM-hype has been around.
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