This resonates with me so much.

One thing I personally have noticed is that very result-oriented people seem to be vastly more optimistic about AI since for them it’s all about getting from A to B as quickly as possible, and AI broadly seems to promise that.

Conversely, the people who find joy in what they do, and see the journey and its frustrations as fulfilling and full of learning, tend to be more pessimistic or disillusioned.

(sample size maybe N ~8-10, all SWE)

That's an interesting observation. I can see both sides of that coin.