While it probably confirms a lot of fears around here, this comment is pretty hyperbolic. That is to say, it captures the lowest lows (replaceable cog) and some of the highest highs (experimental physicist in Tetris universe). But most of us are not really suffering under those conditions, except (critically!) in an imagined way.<p>&gt; it doesn&#x27;t require any insight, unless you intend to write good software, but no one cares about good software.<p>This last statement is demonstrably false. Many people care about good software. Just like they care about good cars, good vacations, good hot dogs.<p>But still, grumpy developers will upvote this and believe in it. They then become a self-fulfilling prophecy. They see threats that don&#x27;t exist, then at some point they call out those threats and in doing so cash in their chips.<p>I&#x27;ve seen many smart developers miss great opportunities in doing this. They could be learning to make their own terms and push back, taking advantage of high demand. Instead they become a plumber, landscaper, or Ph.D., thinking the grass really is greener over there. Well, maybe so. But that mentality has not changed, so what are the real chances?