u/No-Summer5131

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Fellow Software Engineers, what's your actual plan when AI takes your job? (Not if. When.)

I'll be honest, I think most of us know this is inevitable at this point. We're already seeing the early waves: layoffs framed as "agentic reshaping," headcount freezes, companies quietly replacing junior roles with AI pipelines. The writing is on the wall.

I've been trying to get ahead of it. I've experimented with content creation, built a fee apps, tried to spin something up on the side, nothing has stuck yet. No passive income, no breakout product. Still very much dependent on my engineering salary.

So I'm genuinely curious: what's your plan?

Are you doubling down on skills you think AI can't touch? Pivoting to a different field entirely? Just saving aggressively and hoping for the best? Or have you actually found something that's working outside of a traditional SWE job?

Not looking for "learn prompt engineering lol" takes. I want to hear from people who are actually thinking seriously about this, especially those who've already started making moves.

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u/No-Summer5131 — 4 days ago
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Has long-term Meta Quest use affected your eyesight? Genuine question

Hey everyone, I recently got a Quest 3 and I’m loving it, but I’ve been wondering about the long-term effects on eye health.

For those of you who’ve been using it regularly for a year or more, have you noticed any changes in your vision? Things like:

- Needing glasses or a stronger prescription after regular use
- Eye strain or headaches becoming more frequent
- Blurry vision after taking the headset off
- Any other symptoms your eye doctor flagged

I know screens in general aren’t great for your eyes, but VR feels different since the lenses are so close to your face. Curious if anyone has actual long-term experience with this, or if it turned out to be a non-issue.

Thanks!

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u/No-Summer5131 — 5 days ago