Exactly, now replace code with AI generated art, photos, drawings, videos, music. Your employers couldn't care less if its convincing enough to ship. even better now that it only takes seconds to minutes.

We are at the cusp of creative destruction and we are only getting started. Ironically, blue collar jobs seem safe as there hasn't been a humanoid revolution and what I see in the white collar field is what blue collar workers experienced before the automation and offshoring of jobs

I think AI art is actually an interesting example. It’s mostly run of the mill schlock to replace clip art / stock images.

Adequate but not enjoyable. Lorem ipsum of visual art. Probably kills some basic graphic design jobs at the margin working on low budget projects.

Meanwhile big brands using big agencies will just incorporate it into their design process. McD Japan is a recent example. You still need a human with an eye and taste to be the editor.

But no one is reading or viewing AI art for pleasure. It’s all “that’s neat” (continues scrolling).

There are many erroneous assumptions based on conjectures and not enough real world metrics and evidences.

AI art is very much already being consumed and sold. It's not just "mill schlock" anymore. You won't even know you are consuming AI art.

Where are your real-world metrics and evidence?

steveBK made the claim nobody is consuming AI arts

he needs to prove that point

Why would you spend 40-ish hours per week with stuff that isn’t fun and you don’t take pride in, if you have the choice?

The chances of landing on an IT job for which I can take pride in, is 100% remote and that pays well is very low. To begin with, I dislike all the faang-like companies.

Besides, being good at programming makes it easier to deal with BS jobs that pay well, so it’s not that I suffer 40h/week.

Because it pays well and I work to live.

You're implying that the alternative wouldn't pay well, which seems like a non sequitur.