The knitting machine ate your job.

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02
Imagine

You work at a pullover company.

You're there because you know how to knit. You're good at it. Maybe even excellent. But the business doesn't care about knitting—it cares about pullovers.

03
The Shift

Now there's a knitting machine.

Faster. More consistent. Cheaper. It doesn't ask for requirements. It ships.

What happens to you?

05
The Problem

3 Types That Won't Survive

1.
The Translator PO ↔ Code ↔ Business
2.
The 9-to-5 Knitter Pattern in, output out.
3.
The Artisan Beautiful code, no pullover.
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The Translator

LLMs are better translators.

They don't say 'I need more requirements.' They explore. They assume. They come back with options.

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The 9-to-5

Machines don't need coffee breaks.

More consistent. Fewer quirks. No 'that's not my job.'

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The Artisan

Beautiful code. No pullover.

Companies sell outcomes, not architecture. Craft for craft's sake doesn't ship.

What Survives

Herzblut

/ˈhɛʁt͡sˌbluːt/

Mediocre work gets automated.

Passion doesn’t.

"

The uncomfortable truth:

”If you learned to code 10 years ago and now you’re coasting—you’re fucked.”

— Theo, t3.gg

Herzblut that ships pullovers.

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