50% less white collar jobs -> 50% less productivity SaaS apps needed (slack, gmail, notion, jira, msft word, many more...)
Once company downsizes -> businesses that depend on said companies "growing in size" also lose.
AI doesn't need Slack, Jira, etc. That's just how we humans communicate. But AI can work directly with databases and store data more efficiently.
What now?
(FWIW, I do think AI is very useful. I use it daily to help me with engineering work. No arguments there.)
rzolin•2h ago
SonOfKyuss•2h ago
SuboptimalEng•2h ago
If there are fewer engineers, then there will be fewer dev tool companies, and fewer managers, etc. meaning fewer Slack, Gmail, MSFT, Zoom subscriptions, etc.
Companies are showing good profits, but if every company downsizes, then every company loses... right?
So, what happens now? (To the economy, lets say.)
SonOfKyuss•2h ago
SuboptimalEng•2h ago
SonOfKyuss•1h ago