Many midlevel engineers enjoyed just writing mid code. they knew they weren't john carmack but it gave them purpose, they dedicated their life to being mid at it, and it put food on the table for their family. Setting up a new project scaffolding, environment variables etc. Same for graphic designers and now mathematicians. It's understandably hard to cope with your life's work needing to be repurposed so quickly.
Saw a youtube about these chinese drama shorts companies and their actors and directors are also similarly having to cope with so many shops pivoting to AI. It's sad.
Many midlevel engineers enjoyed just writing mid code. they knew they weren't john carmack but it gave them purpose, they dedicated their life to being mid at it, and it put food on the table for their family. Setting up a new project scaffolding, environment variables etc. Same for graphic designers and now mathematicians. It's understandably hard to cope with your life's work needing to be repurposed so quickly.
Saw a youtube about these chinese drama shorts companies and their actors and directors are also similarly having to cope with so many shops pivoting to AI. It's sad.