"$50 to solder 100k components": engineers mock the AI-jobs-hype post
kamathsblog · x · 2026-11-12
A post claiming "EEs get ready, there will be money to make" gets dunked on by kamathsblog: the hilarious reality is that someone is offering $50 to solder 100,000 components. A sharp piece of counter-hype sarcasm aimed at "AI will create engineering jobs" takes.
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