u/ajamdonut wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
It's literally shit career advice. They asked for career advice, not a new hobby. Failures everywhere man. I was told my entire life bullshit like this. It's just false. It's projection. It's failures holding you back, or protecting their own position. I don't care if it's unp
u/michaelnovati replied · DELETED · archived copy
You energy can be valid but the direction it's pointed in might not work out well for your career.
A small number of people can career change right now and you should help them, but you should be legally responsible for the trail of destruction left by making it feel like anyone who just tries hard enough can make the switch.
I'm friends with the executives of the top AI labs. Their engineers don't write code anymore. By the end of 2026, most top tier engineers won't write code anymore. I'm the number 1 output engineer from Meta through manual code wiring and I don't write code anymore.
I don't have a chip on my shoulder. I have authentic experience and relationships with the people that are building the future.