"survive" typically means "maintain this quality of life".

If I were to be displaced by AI, I'm not sure how I'd the mortgage and two kids (that an average college grad doesn't have).

I could sell the house and net several hundred thousand dollars, but if I want to keep the kids in the same district, it's a wash because the township has been fervently fighting fair-value housing.

So your complaint is that because of AI, you might not be able to maintain the lifestyle that puts you in I assume at least the top 5% of earners and make around $350K (https://dqydj.com/household-income-percentile-calculator/)?

The average household is making less than $100k a year (same source) and are somehow surviving, you might have to make different life choices.

I hate to say but that's a 'boomer take' but you sound like a parody of a tiktok skit.

Are my statistics off? I quoted both the comp at BigTech and enterprise dev where most developers work.

And how many “boomers” have any clue about BigTech comp?

Are people who graduate from college who are “only” making 75K on average going homeless and hungry?