Both are true.

There are some kinds of conspiracy theories that are irrefutably exposed as hoaxes. For example:
- Jade Helm 15 (2015) predicted a military takeover of the state of Texas.
- Operation Gotham Shield (2017) claimed that FEMA would use nuclear preparation drills to declare martial law.
- COVID lockdown takeover (2020-2021) predicted that the government would use the pandemic to declare permanent martial law in the US

There are plenty more examples. Even the conspiracy theorists who believed these things, couldn't refute that Texas wasn't taken over, and that martial law wasn't declared. They didn't stop believing conspiracy theories, they just came up with new ones. Want more? Just listen to InfoWars (Alex Jones). He will never stop.

AI and non-AI vulnerability scanners have been finding "real" bugs for years already. The problem is, 90% of what they think they find, is actually false positives. I'm waiting to see if Mythos has a lower false-positive rate.

I think you are too optimistic.

People who believe in conspiracy theories, will simply move on to another conspiracy theory, if their pet theory is disproven or proven. There is a kind of person who simply believes in conspiracy theories, they are primed and ready at all times to believe them.

Let's keep things straight here. Just because where you live, home prices are crazy high, does not make the job market weak. It means that salaries in your area are low compared to cost of living. That's an entirely different problem than a weak job market. In the rest of the US, a person with a median income can afford that house payment. In Houston, for example, a person with $90K income can afford a median home, which sells for $330K.

So you want to discuss income for those with college degrees. OK, that number is $91K as of last year, according to BLS. https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2... Better than $80K, but still far short of your $150K.

If you find cost of living too high, and you consider a better lifestyle important, you might want to consider moving to someplace else. If you prioritize where you live, then that's your choice, but don't blame the job market!

I mean, if we're going to try to mimic the old days, go all in! And how about a fake gas tank and exhaust pipes! And while we're at it, we've got to have that earth-shattering ROAR!

Speaking as someone who loves driving a stick shift car, the idea of a fake clutch just seems dumb to me.

I drive a stick because I like operating equipment. The clutch has an actual purpose. I don't *have* to have a clutch because clutches are so cool. It's because they do something that is needed by a manual transmission.

If I'm driving an electric car (or motorcycle) there is no appeal to having a clutch, because it's...fake. I'll pass, thank you.

Well, it's probably just the same old 1%.

Here's an article with some statistics related to parental involvement.
https://www.positiveaction.net...

I'm sure there are other studies addressing the items you listed. There's Google for that.

I'm not sure this result is inevitable.

In November I decided to rebuild a personal web project in Vue.js. I didn't know Vue.js, at all, so I got Copilot to help me set it up and start rebuilding the app. In the process, I personally *learned* Vue.js. I can now write components with no help from AI, because I observed what AI was doing.

AI *can* be a knowledge *building* tool, if we have a mind to learn. Those who forget how to program because they use AI, probably shouldn't be programming.

You think $150K is bad pay? Oh my goodness you poor thing!

The median household income in the US is $80K. Any mid-level programmer who's half good at his job can easily get six figures. $100K is higher pay than 70% of people in the US. A senior developer can easily make 120-140K.That's the 90th percentile in the US. And you think because most tech workers earn less than $150K, the market for them is weak? I think you've been living in an imaginary world. Well, or maybe, California.

Mod parent insightful.

Unfortunately, reality says that 90-95% will NOT walk out, they'll just put up with it, proving to the executives that they can get away with whatever they want.

The problem has nothing to do with AI.

I'd be miserable in this kind of environment too.

Maybe...European cloud platforms?

https://european-alternatives....

Yes. What it means is, despite all that offshoring, the job market remains strong in the US for tech workers.

Software engineers typically make 50-100% more than the median US income. Other jobs like QA and Product / Project management aren't quite as high, but still above average.

I think this tech job market feels bad because we got used to the white-hot hiring spree of 2021-2022.