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		energy123 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Claude Code SDK I would guess it's most likely both. The world could use a lot more software but it's not an unlimited appetite and the increase in productivity of SWEs will depress wages.

fragmede 5 months ago [–]

Just like chainsaws depressed the wages of lumberjacks, and cars decreased the need for people to move around.

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