Why does every software platform keep shoving AI down our throats?
Unwanted AI shifts and declining product quality are alienating long-term developers and destroying the value of years of specialized certifications. This forces veteran professionals to abandon ecosystems they rely on for their livelihoods or exhaust themselves constantly pivoting to new careers.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1expanding skills outside of the ecosystem
- 2looking for new platforms and migrating customers off
- 3exiting the ecosystem entirely to change careers or downsize
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“The last 2 years have completely killed my overall interest for the platform and i would never recommend it, and even if it still is what puts food on the table i've started looking for new platforms”source ↗
“I’m 6x certified but was part of their design. I doubt i ever work for anything Salesforce again so i feel like i wasted 9 years on that and its useless to most”source ↗
“Boss I am tired learning new skills and pivot to new career now at this stage ...not young anymore.”source ↗
Where this came up
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