&gt;I don&#x27;t think there&#x27;s any more reason to think that will be an indefinite trend than there was to think automotive assembly would always be a high-skill job.<p>It isn&#x27;t.  One day even programmers will, in general, be replaced.  The way I see it is that programmers will be one of the last ones to be replaced because once they are replaced, everything else that can be replaced that isn&#x27;t will soon follow (as replacing programmers will send the process of replacing such jobs into overdrive).<p>Everyone learning programming does not solve the bigger problem for society, but it is probably one of the safest careers even if it isn&#x27;t safe.