I am not one for schadenfreude, my friends! I totally don’t derive pleasure from seeing software engineers fret with anxiety about the future of their employment status. I don’ttttttt! And who cares—you guys will all be fine. You have been fine.
Look at this guy. He’s draped in such luscious fabrics. Head-to-toe Issey Miyake. My man woke up and chose sex! He looks sick as fuck. It’s too bad that he feels the AI race is “Passing Him By” - The Pharcyde. I would say that, just looking at him, I think he’ll be OK.
I’ve been thinking about you all, though. It must be tough to be a software engineer these days (not really). You all must, at some level, have come to believe that your career path has been sucked into a vacuum devoid of creative thought or professional enrichment. Welcome to my world, team. There’s room for all of us.
Personal Trainer
I told my friend this week that he should pivot to being a personal trainer. A lot of you guys are into like UFC or running now. That being said, he has worked at Google for a long time. So, honestly, I don’t think he should do that. He is likely very comfortable at Google.
Coffee Shop Owner
I read that one Substack by the Indian guy who quit his tech job to open up a coffee shop because he went to La Cabra one time and then got really into the “Third Space” Wikipedia pages.
Keeping my mouth shut here.
Lecturer for Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition at a State University
Personally, I think this option is kind of played out. Higher education in this country is being gutted and has a bleaker future than your average wearable tech startup. And sure, this is what I’m up to, but I don’t want a bunch of you getting in on it, too. It’s a gold rush…just found out I don’t have to pay extra for Dental and Vision coverage…Stay away…
A Creative
Duuuuuuuuude….
I know you’ve always been, like, hella creative and shit—it’s like what you’ve always wanted to do. It’s honestly awesome, your interests are so varied and niche. You should 100% just commit. Imagine if you became A Creative..
!!!!!!
ICE Agent
I hear they’re taking anyone! Especially Palantir/Anduril/general Gundo employees!!! Don’t let inertia dictate your life—take control of it, with your own hands, and become an active participant in the downfall of our society.
Israel Propaganda Guy
They are ALWAYS looking for Indian guys to jump on this gravy train. Much like ICE, I don’t think you need many credentials. It’s probably even for the best that you have an advanced degree from UIUC in computer engineering. They’d love that shit.
Hardware Guy
…..I’m just kidding!!!!!
Imagine if I was being serious though. Imagine if I suggested you try to transfer your skills to chip designing or basic electrical engineering. Could you imagine? 😂😂😂😂
YouTube Shorts Cooking Guy
This is awesome. My life right now is just having direct access to images like this and thinking nothing of it.
What could be better than this?
Ritam’s Footnote
Loved this post—I suffer from none of this anxiety!
Living in LA, Waymo is EVERYWHERE. I just use the Waymo app and let me tell you, I NEVER take Uber now. Waymo is as nice as an Uber Black, at UberX prices and drives perfectly and surprisingly aggressive. To sit all alone in the car without the fear of a super talkative driver, be able to blast your own music, get on calls, watch videos, just relax... it's a dream. Had it drive from Marina Del Rey to Beverly Hills with my friends and we all had "sodas" in our hands blasting music, the best.
Hilarious, what about becoming a cult leader? Seems that will do well in the era to come.