What's your point though? That just because he's extremely smart, got lucky and got rich in the process he's somehow immune to critique?

No one can argue that John is an exceptional programmer and human being, but millions of developers aren't Carmacks – they're shmucks trying to survive under increasing pressure of corporate boot squeezing ever more. They're the ones being threatened by AI, not wealthy John for whom it's all games now.

Being displaced due to improved technology isn't anything new.

Wagons pulled by horses used to be driven by people as well.

> Being displaced due to improved technology isn't anything new. Wagons pulled by horses used to be driven by people as well.

And in this situation Carmack is essentially a wealthy, rich ranch owner who says to peasant that it's not a big deal at all. Again: what's your point?

This is not a new pattern in society, it has happened historically and its going to happen again.