> we are living through a period of time where success is very hard to define, much less attain.

Do you think this has changed from say 10 or 20 years ago? To me, I don't get the sense that there has been shift in the social definition of success. Maybe I'm missing something?

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emodendroket 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

What's different is that people who thought they were basically on the "golden path" suddenly have no idea what their job looks like in five years or if it exists.

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returningfory2 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I agree for SWE specifically that AI is changing the career dramatically, and in a way that makes life less predictable. But I don’t know how the definition of success has changed - at least in America it still seems to be good professional job plus family.

	▲	emodendroket 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You’re being pedantic about the literal wording and missing the intended meaning even though I just spelled it out for you.

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cowlevel 14 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

In 2006 was success not having a big house in the suburbs and a six figure salary?

	▲	returningfory2 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Right. Has that changed? Asking genuinely.

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dfxm12 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

AI chatbots contributing to or reinforcing suicidal ideation.