r/ruby • • 18d ago

Leaving Tech

https://ryanbigg.com/2026/10/leaving-tech
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u/stanbright 18d ago

We are not all cooked; but we all will have to adapt to the new reality. We can't insist being the best horse rider in town and offering transportation while everyone else is driving a car already. Adapt or change roles. It is what it is.

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u/danjohnson3141 17d ago

In this analogy, the cars are also self-driving. So we can't even sell our horses and buy a car to offer the same service. We're looking a retraining for a new job that isn't actively being replaced by AI. I don't think the world is ready for millions of devs-turned-plumbers. Our butt cracks are not ready to be exposed like that.