This is misleading. The job of blacksmith wasn't automated away. There's just no demand for their services anymore, because we no longer have knights wearing armor, brandishing swords, and riding horses. In contrast, computer software is not disappearing; if anything, it's becoming ubiquitous.

> Your enjoyment of a job is not a consideration to those paying you to do it

But it is a consideration to me in offering my services. And everyone admits that even with LLMs and agents, experienced senior developers are crucial to keep the whole process from falling into utter crap and failure. Claude can't supervise itself.

> The idea that your job is your identity may be at fault here

No, it's just about not wanting to spend a large portion of my waking hours doing something I hate.