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With apologies to Martin Niemöller[1]:

  First the automation came for the farmers, and I did not speak out —
    Because I was not a farmer.

  Then the automation came for the factory workers, and I did not speak out —
    Because I was not a factory worker.

  Then the automation came for the accountants, and I did not speak out —
    Because I was not a accountant.

  Then the automation came for me (a programmer) —
    and there was no one left to speak for me.
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_...



Honestly I’ve automated a large chunk of my day job. The trick is keeping it secret!


Well... wait until all the programmer salaries crash to minimum wage because Management believe that "CoPilot does most of the work anyway".


Then wait for them to realize how brittle the code is when nobody is considering the context into which this code is being foisted. They'll TRIPLE our salaries! :D




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