While I see where you are coming from but I think what has really gone for a toss is the utility of thinking hard.
Thinking hard has never been easier.
I think AI for an autodidact is a boon. Now I suddenly have a teacher who is always accessible and will teach me whatever I want for as long as I want exactly the way I want and I don;t have to worry about my social anxiety kicking in.
Learn advanced cryptography? AI, figure out formal verification - AI etc.
I really think this is Open AIs opening the eco system moment which is equivalent to google opening up Android or facebook allowing gaming platforms like zynga to grow on their platform.
To me it seems like a strategic shift from pure AI research and the AGI snake oil to other supposed tangible stuff.
In short, the AI revolution is mostly over, and we seem to be back in the realm of software.
I do have quite a big network, but haven't really tapped into that at the moment!
Do you mind sharing whats your profile like(FAANG/Start-ups, Frontend/Backend etc) and the kind of inbounds you've been getting on linked-in. I just get recruiter spam that they almost never reply to!
> I do have quite a big network, but haven't really tapped into that at the moment!
Your work network's primary purpose is to facilitate job placement. Use it! If you submit your resume to N companies every day, you should also send out a message to at least N people from your network, until you've exhausted your network.
That parent response smacks of ageism. Don't give up. Although depending where you are located that sort of ageism may be prevalent in the companies you are looking at. Have you considered government work? Doesn't pay as well but work is work and ageism is probably less of an issue
I agree but I can imagine the anxiety and the hopelessness people are going through right now!
I don't think ageism is a big concern for where I am right now. I am basically 34 and have about 12 years of experience so might have 2-3 years of good work left in the industry before ageism starts to kick in I suppose!
I am in India(had to move back from the west - Canada because of my health issues) so goverment work is non existent!
Ah ok, definitely not an ageism issue if you are only 34. Definitely don't give up. Tech skills don't go out of date that quickly. And with LLMs it's easy for a knowledgeable dev to pick up new languages and frameworks. Sorry I can't be much more help but disregard that other comment entirely. Your career isn't over you just need to find the right company. Perhaps loook for meetups and conferences in your preferred tech and build up a network. What languages are you proficient in?
I am trying to spin up a blog that focuses on how the 0 to 1 journey of startup founders.
I firmly believe that everyone is able to come up with an idea and with the AI tools available building it has also become relatively easier.
However what people really struggle with(including me) is marketing and sales i.e getting their first customers.
The format is simple: we usually do a 1-hour conversation where we go through your validation journey, then I turn that into a blog post. You’ll get to review it before it’s published. It’s a good opportunity for a backlink and some visibility, especially since this will be one of the first few posts.
No charge or anything like that—just aiming to share real stories founders can learn from and take away actionable steps from it.
Thinking hard has never been easier.
I think AI for an autodidact is a boon. Now I suddenly have a teacher who is always accessible and will teach me whatever I want for as long as I want exactly the way I want and I don;t have to worry about my social anxiety kicking in.
Learn advanced cryptography? AI, figure out formal verification - AI etc.
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