I love the deprecation bc I think we sw engineer’s deserve it to a degree.
But I will also say that various software shops I know of large and small are always desperate to find good talent. I’ve hired quite a bit myself and finding capable talent is very difficult. So our work is not as totally deprecatable as you make it out to be.
Believe me, I don't doubt there's a skill to doing this stuff; I've dedicated a big part of my career to finding and assessing that skill. But there's skill and aptitude to all sorts of things, from legal work to baking. We don't often talk about how there are lots of men or women bakers due to the distribution of intelligence.
But I will also say that various software shops I know of large and small are always desperate to find good talent. I’ve hired quite a bit myself and finding capable talent is very difficult. So our work is not as totally deprecatable as you make it out to be.