"Everything will be K-shaped": AI job market splits between learners and laggards
round · x · 2026-09-04
A widely quoted take on the AI-era job market: it's a tale of two cities, and the gap between people drowning in seven-figure offers and those who can't find a role is simply the ability to keep learning and adapting. Sticky notes and "the right process" are gone.
Advice: get comfortable with code now (plenty of IDEs to start with) and build personal projects that show the real you beyond workplace design systems.
The poster's summary: everything will be K-shaped — not just jobs but the whole industry.
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