to me it is just market pressure to exploit the high stress on laborers atm. the level of uncertainty today is only a problem if you don't have a ton of existing capital, which everyone in charge does. so they are insulated and can treat people poorly without repercussions. in a market that prefers short term profits, they will then do this in order to make more money right now.

companies must do this, 'cause if they don't then their competition will (i.e. the pressure)

of course, we can collectively decide to equally value labor and profit, as a symbiotic relationship that incentivizes long term prosperity. but where's the memes in that

How about an alternative potential explanation -- AI is great at bits and pieces but not great at everything, and definitely not good at stitching together all the various pieces. So you need someone experienced to fill in the gaps and integrate all the vibe-coded bits.

This is what I see, but want to hear others' experiences.