There is no in between.

For context I am a senior computer engineering student. I did some internships and talked with many people from big companies. And the thing I realized is I can’t avoid AI anymore.

It’s physically impossible. I resisted for years but every single fucking place is forcing it nowadays. Internships, jobs, any competitions and even my damn professors at uni.

I have yet to meet a single person in real life that does not use AI extensively. No one cares. No one thinks it might be wrong to fuck up so many things for so little (sometimes none) gain.

So I’m at a loss nowadays. I have zero motivation to do anything. I applied for masters but who can guarantee it will be any different? I will either have to use AI like any slop-coder out there or just starve. Even though I’m a hardware guy. I dont even want to think about software devs.

Fuck every single tech CEO. Fuck every single capitalist. So many people complained about the previous generation because of what they left us. But what are we doing now? Are we any better?

Sorry for unorganized and sloppy writing. Just had to dump this somewhere. Have a nice day everyone.

  • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
    4·
    17 hours ago

    I’ve been in the circus arts for nearly as long so it’s an easy switch for me. I have a well established career path forward. Granted there’s less money, but I’d rather have a lower income than continue to sell my soul to the slop overlords. I got laid off earlier this year too which gave me space to rethink my career, and I realized how much I hated working for other people. Eventually I plan to open my own venue

    • PodPerson@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      17 hours ago

      My daughter is pursuing this path at the moment. Any advice? She’s been taking classes and training for a couple years and has been heavily involved in dance her entire life on top of that.

      • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
        1·
        14 hours ago

        Having a dance background is super beneficial in that world, definitely keep pushing that! I don’t know how far into that career she is but some general advice I can share:

        • Community is invaluable. Attend shows not just as a performer but as an audience member. Go to community events as well
        • Don’t undersell yourself, it hurts both you and the community
        • Keep an album of professional performance shots for promo, WITH CREDITS
        • Never stop being curious. As artists we never stop growing. Learn as many skills as possible, knowledge is never wasted - that includes skills like sewing, rhinestoning, prop building, hell even soldering. The more hats we can wear the better.

        I’ll note that I’m specifically a fire and sideshow performer (occasionally burlesque) so I can only give specific advice on those.