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Where’s all this supposed value being generated. What software is better? What is cheaper?

Nothing.

All lies.

Everything is actually worse.

Programmers got fooled into working harder and getting paid the same, if not less because the job market is so terrible now. Congrats you played yourself.

Saying you feel more productive is a worthless measure especially when these things are designed to gas you up and make you feel good.

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Have you seen profits lately? The money is going to the shareholders. You hardly see it in the products you buy (they're the same, just more expensive) or in your wage going up.

This is not (just) AI, but generally speaking that's what's going on. Wage and profit have been out of tune for a long time and it's getting worse. [1]

Specifically on AI: maybe the job market is down because of AI (it plays a part in it). Then that's where the value is at: same output with less developers. Money straight in the pockets of the shareholders.

1. https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2017/04/12/drivers-of-...

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