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The Tech Market Situation is Crazy (medium.com)
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[–] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

That's what I mean by punching down, though. There's no criticism of the outside factors - all the blame falls on the PoV character.

There have always been (and always will be) engineers with self-sabotaging tendencies, but with plenty to contribute nonetheless. It shouldn't be a sentence for poverty.

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    There’s no criticism of the outside factors

    The article literally starts with "In 2026, the job market is tough. AI plunged us all into economic despair" (itself exaggerated, and a play on the typical "AI doomer" clickbait articles saying what we all know more dramatically, which is another can of worms).

    It shouldn’t be a sentence for poverty.

    Agreed. And in the article it isn't. He does get a job at the end.

    But yeah, I can see how your reading of the article is valid. I'll sleep on it and see if I can do something about it.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    "In 2026, the job market is tough. AI plunged us all into economic despair" (itself exaggerated, and a play on the typical "AI doomer" clickbait articles [...])

    The choice to frame this with parody is a bit problematic, though, since it makes it sound like your piece agrees that the economic issues are wildly overblown. They are somewhat, of course, but it's also a very difficult time for many people.

    I can see how your reading of the article is valid. I'll sleep on it and see if I can do something about it.

    Thank you for the acknowledgement. Maybe I'm over-identifying with your character, but the piece hit me pretty hard in a bad way. Your empathy is really appreciated.

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