We exist inside of capitalism - particularly late-stage deeply unregulated capitalism.
You are always very close to losing the ability to pay your rent or buy food not because your identity is being threatened but because a bunch of people who don’t care about you and only care about making money will happily lay you off without a second thought if they think it will make the even richer people above them happy.
And they will do this whether there is an AI boom or not.
I have been paid to write software for almost 30 years now. And never seriously worried I wouldn’t be able to find another job writing software until now.
You are always very close to losing the ability to pay your rent or buy food not because your identity is being threatened but because a bunch of people who don’t care about you and only care about making money will happily lay you off without a second thought if they think it will make the even richer people above them happy.
And they will do this whether there is an AI boom or not.