How did programming go from being on top of the world to being a dead end in just a few years?

AI is bloat.

Why did software engineers automate themselves out of the job FIRST?

What's the point of LLMs?

>trying to get a job
>99% straight up ignore me
>1% don't give me a chance after the interview
>video games aren't fun anymore
I'm getting close to giving up

How do I pivot from software to hardware?