Tech is just $200k engineers automating each other's jobs while claiming to build AGI
tech__unicorn · x · 2026-09-22
- A viral-style quip: from the outside, tech is a bunch of guys with $200k salaries automating each other's jobs while pretending they're building AGI.
- It captures industry anxiety and self-deprecating humor about AI coding tools threatening programmer jobs.
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