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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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I found this thought funny. A few years ago everyone was all learn to code so you don't lose your job! Now there wont be any programming jobs in 10 years. But we will need a lot of manual labor still.

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[–] Yermaw@lemm.ee -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Right now they are. Who knows what tomorrow will bring.

Compared to just 20 years ago we're living in the future. You may not have noticed the progress because you'd expect the future to includes hoverboards.

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Right now they are. Who knows what tomorrow will bring?

We do. Experienced programmers who have been promised we're about to be obsolete several times, now. For many of us, this isn't our first rodeo.

As an expert in computers, there's two things I can guarantee about the future of computers:

  1. Computers will just keep getting smarter.
  2. After decades of getting smarter, computers remain deeply stupid in ways that non-experts cannot imagine. However dumb you think your computer might be, I promise it's somehow significantly dumber than that.