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The social-ification of tech is indeed a worrying trend.

This is exacerbated by low-quality / promotional medium articles, linkedin etc.. which promote Nth copycat HTML GPT wrapper app or kubernetes dashboard as the best thing after sliced bread, and not-so-technical programmers falling for it.

This applies to some areas more than others (eg, generative AI, cloud observability)

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I feel like it promotes younger folks getting into programming by having them follow trends instead of what they might want to do. Don't bother starting to learn, AI will take your job if you do. Vibe code up a SaaS startup and sell it! Look at levelsio, he's making millions and is an influencer!

There's even websites that are dedicated to dumping your SaaSes, like acquire.com!

Stay off social media, ignore trends, and learn the basics. JS frameworks come and go like flies, don't get too invested in the latest and greatest!

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