| ▲ | sidpatil 10 hours ago | |
> It may be that like clothes, there's only so much need for software. Clothing demand has increased greatly in the past decade due to fast fashion. Much of this clothing is designed to cost a few bucks, last a few wears, then get thrown out. It's an ecological disaster. Maybe we'll see something similar happen with software — as production costs fall, trends will shift toward few-use throwaway software. I highly suspect this is already happening. | ||
| ▲ | program_whiz 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Sorry I meant -- only so much demand for people to produce clothing. the thesis "AI will not replace software engineers" could go the same way as textiles (or not). Massive demand for software, no need for developers. Same as I'm sure having AI art will probably increase the total consumption of art/music, but probably reduce the jobs for artists. | ||
| ▲ | robofanatic 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
> trends will shift toward few-use throwaway software software has worked this way since the rise of the internet and SaaS. consumers rarely need to install anything locally other than a browser. | ||