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April 20, 2027
In 6 monthsYou are just a human wrapper for a search engine search.
Expert in marking questions as duplicate since 2008.
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marks every question as a duplicate
You solve coding errors by copy-pasting solutions you found elsewhere. You exist to validate other people's bad code.
The one thing AI can't do
You can still be condescending about basic syntax errors to confused junior developers.
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Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 4
Models scrape the entire knowledge base to answer instantly.
Week 9
Bots identify duplicate questions before a human can type.
Month 3
Internet points are rendered obsolete by verified code patches.
Month 5
Human interaction is replaced by silent, correct execution logs.
Month 6 · D-Day
The site becomes a read-only museum for obsolete syntax.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 99.5%
high
Average comment toxicity level
99%
Questions closed as duplicate
infinite
Human ego per response
Your severance
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