alt Hacker NewsWhat AI has done to my job as a software developer is make my personal output higher while taking away almost every ounce of enjoyment, interest, and passion I had for the job. Overnight I went from loving my job to hating my job as much as everybody I know outside of tech hates their jobs.
I won't even get into what it has done to the already-awful experience of working with low-quality contractors.
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pseudo0 • 08/18/2026
Effective organizations are busy replacing the low-quality contractors with AI. Seize the opportunity to demonstrate how you can get more done with a $1,000/month token budget than with $10,000/month in contractor salary.
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icedchai • 08/18/2026
"You're absolutely right!"
Seriously, I couldn't have said it better myself.
I found it meant I could produce loads and loads of code I can't mentally keep track of, and therefore have no hope of understanding without ........ a LLM.
Colossal brain rot for me.