That’s not really an option for a lot of people outside of the US. The average SWE here makes 50K USD a year. Good luck saving up a safety net that large if AI is ready to take all our jobs. That’s kind of my point. Nobody has a good answer to the question IF AI does take SWE jobs, what then?
It really depends where you live I agree. If you live in Europe there's usually a generous unemployment benefits for quite awhile and the government will probably pay for you to learn a new skill. That's not a great scenario but its much better than if you live in India.
