>In reality, nobody is thinking anymore. Everything is done by LLMs.

Thing is that's the goal (owners/management), not an unwanted side effect (programmers perspective). You can't get rid of workers if you're still dependent on their thinking. This pain is seen as a necessary step towards the promised land of profitability without pesky salaries, demands for foosball tables and RSUs.

This will get pushed by the powers that be...code base quality & people's feelings be damned.

Brave new world...hold on.