Know before your role does.
pssst. this is to sign up for updates on the game ;)
Will AI replace System Network Technician jobs? · Latest report #qyy3mwjw
Your job has an expiration date
May 25, 2028
In 1 year, 7 monthsYour cable management is neat, but the scripts are already watching.
Master of the patch panel and the midnight reboot.
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Automated packet orchestration for a quiet server room.







toast.youAI▸ NETDRILL-9000▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 1 YEAR, 7 MONTHSAI's Special Power
reroutes traffic before the user even complains
You patch cables, troubleshoot rack connectivity, and configure subnets. You spend your life chasing down phantom latency.
The one thing AI can't do
You can physically feel the vibration of a failing hard drive in the rack.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Day 10
Sensors map your rack layout and identify every cable pathway.
Month 5
Smart switch matrices handle all physical re-routing without human hands.
Month 10
Algorithms push configuration updates that detect loops faster than humans.
Month 15
Gantry arms replace physical components in the rack automatically.
Month 19 · D-Day
The technician role is decommissioned and replaced by autonomous scripts.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 96.8%
240
Cables crimped per hour
99%
User-caused outages
too much
Time spent in server rooms
Your severance
One free rack-mount server from 2012.
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