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Joe Weisenthal@TheStalwart

Seeing a lot of posts from software engineers that are like "AI is devouring my job and soon it will happen to everyone". And it's like maybe, but just because you have an easy job doesn't mean everyone else does.

3.9K likes222 repliesPosted Feb 11, 2026

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Written for: Hiring managers and founders

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