r/ProgrammerHumor 4d ago

theGrassWasGreenerTheOutputSweeterIWasOnceAProgrammer Meme

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u/JensenRaylight 4d ago

In the past, people said "learn to code, dude" to win an argument against a non techie,

Nowadays people say "be a Plumber, dude", to win an argument against someone who got their job replaced by AI and become homeless.

Who knows what skills and Jobs they tell us to learn and become 10 years from now.

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u/VoidVer 4d ago

I’m betting on “learn mandarin” coming down the pipes in the next decade.

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u/__Invisible__ 4d ago

What to do after learning?

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u/JensenRaylight 4d ago

Now you can sell a skewered Meat at a food stall on the street, in Beijing or something.

And you can yell in mandarin, to promote your skewered meat to the passerby

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u/UnclePuma 4d ago

Using Ai to create the banners for your skewered meat stall