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So in the future you'll be making... toe sucking videos? well, that took a turn.
sorry i pick stars power
blockchain would be great for mechanical licenses of digital IP. way to legitimize anime streaming sights and break the strangle hold of sony.
Can we meet more morons like you there?
I view coding as a trade, like being an electrician, plumber, carpenter, or other craftsman. It’s a skill that you can use to actually make things, and it’s portable. Even if your eventual career is unrelated, it makes you a much more resilient person to have a trade to fall back on.
Agreed
Agreed
I agree with you 100% on that. That is a really good analogy with the Labor Trades.
But it evolves so rapidly, making it so easy to fall behind and hard get/keep coding jobs unless you maintain a passion for it nonstop.
@@jakejake7289 Wow, I can't believe you're trying to learn new APIs after 40 years. I gave up that grind after 12 years or so. Probably because I had the benefit of learning an API that was 5m lines of legacy code that had been refined for 20 years and I started to see the pattern that it all eventually devolves into spaghetti code out of necessity. Read the story of the tower of babel. Ancient societies have already been where we are and have surpassed where we are now.
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I started coding because it just seemed magical and smart. Still loving it after years, I would rather spend the majority of my career in coding and practicing technical stuff than dealing with random business logics, useless competitions, and political aspects within the company.
I'm feeling exactly the same in my corporate job at the moment. Getting tired of the agreements, negotiations etc. That's why I picked up coding some time ago and am going through CS50 right now.
Same. Started learning coding recently
agreed. no mas
@@agen1man you would still have to go through that if you work for a company. I am starting to find out that it's similar to freelancing. Unless you are inventing something you will always have to participate in some level of the corporate culture
Amen to that brotha
Interesting video. Maybe one way to view any future divide in people would be "people with good information vs people without good information" if niche specific informational content curation remains to be the meta
Maybe "good" is the wrong word... "High quality" is probably better
agreed
Where do you find the quality information?
@@northwestgirl111sky3 idk, lol probably not on techlead videos though 😂
This guy is is clever enough to implement his realisations in practise, thats why he created YT channel and is not only creator but also curator. He aimed for IT audience in the times when IT is becoming very popular and a lot of people take interest in it.
I'm form spain, i dont undurstand whad does mean curator, can you help me tellimg me about it
@@juangcr4870 "Curator is a social media aggregator that allows you to pull together all your media channels in a brandable stream that can be embedded anywhere."
@@juangcr4870 someone who shares what is popular Showing other people content that you have specifically picked, that you think is cool.. or important , so that is why you share it That is a curator Different news websites curate what to show for example Some twitter and IG accounts just reshare things and become popular. Thats Curating
@@arcomarco7131 I found this description on internet and thought It could be better than my understanding.
@@juangcr4870 es el comisario de arts por ejemplo
Very good insight about value of curators on social media. Even though I had similar observations I never comprehended those thoughts together so well. Again that’s the curation value you added. Cheers bro!
Same..., kinda had the same thoughts but he mapped everything pretty clear
Interesting perspective. I agree that you basically have producers VS consumers. It's better to create than consume (you can't really make $ just being a consumer). I come from a marketing/social/advertising background and just started learning to code so I can make some of my own apps etc and bring things to life. I know No-Code is an option as well but I think learning to code has it's own freedom VS needing to use some of these no-code platforms. Thanks for the vid!
Great content man. Spot on. Coding is still a good skill, but like you said in your previous video, you need to marry your coding skill with a good business concept or partner up with someone with the business skills to bring revelency to your codes. Coding by yourself in the basement is not the way to do it.
The problem is there is too much coding competition, especially if you're new to it , so the only work could be limited to freelance. Plus AI will do it all soon .
Unfortunately, it is true that most influencers are way more successful than engineers, but I still think coding is an important skill to have, regardless of its financial effect.
But you are forgetting these people would not have a platform to even be influencers if it weren’t for engineers… I think the guy who worked on KZhead is more successful than the KZheadr who makes a living by doing prank videos… regardless of the financial aspect… I’d rather have smart money than stupid money…not all money is the same.
Yeah also lol - for every 100 people making decent influencer content maybe 1 makes decent money. For every 100 decent coders 85 make good money
I agree with all of you guys. Really good points!
@@artaniskim2120 Exactly
influencing is not successfullness. you are wrong there. Doing what you want, a skill you want to be good at, a sport you wanna achieve a goal in.. is successfulness. Influencing is bullshit
Truth! There is a major shift happening. You've always had a very astute perspective on the new emerging dynamics in ecosystem shifts culturally and in power and energy in our world. The big question is where is the money and power shifting and why, you're great at answering this question.
Loved this video - informative... and hilarious all at the same time. Thank you!
Great content TL. I love your platform. You are witty and smart. Love your ability to share comedy in your content as well. Great information always!!!
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All valid points. whenever i got a speculations about the future i remember that big future archs are inherently unpredictable. and that whenever someone declare something is dead, it really dies. Things always die in silence, when people stop talking about them.
Thank you for that piece of wisdom. I'll always keep that in mind from now on.
That curating content / machine learning really hit me. I used to kind of be annoyed at people who curate or promote other peoples content… but when you think of them as basically living versions of machine AI recommendation engines it really makes me rethink the value of it!
can you explain what it means? does it mean reposting other people's content?
@@aaryankirtania it means gathering information from nowhere & sharing with people
"influencer #2883 reacts to xyz" is pretty much the proto-curator content thats been out on YT since the beginning and it always was more about the parasocial aspect of it than it was about the content reviewed, i.e. making the viewer believe he is part of the cool kids club and somehow friends with the person he sees on screen
You people think too much.
right_ive been thinking to myself in face of this tech-singularity faceoff vs AI_the best defense we humans have against automation displacement is our emotions & natural-selections_our understanding of humans & what they/we want_the #1 leader in the field i want in to_just copies the best standout projects in the domain_mixes them into their own projects_its guaranteed E.R.o.I._now they can afford to have a team doing most of that copying (coding) & mixing (presenting)_so that's where we need to go_& yea techlead really nailed it🎯
Ay man, I'm almost done watching your video,but you've already 'answered my question' of where things are going in a way,and kinda helped me summon my own conclusion that yes this constant change of social media is really 'taking over '. Your insight/opinion shared is quite helpful to start thinking of possible different paths to choose from in the distant future. Sad part is, I really though wish we could hold onto the old ways of being human,and have normal characteristics opposed to chasing content. Great video -thanks again ✌🏻 *About to press play!
have not listening your talk for a while, bc you mostly talk bitcoin....lol. Now it 's seem back to real conversation. love these 12 mins non stop monolog. It s powerful. thank you. Techlead
Very wise words. Back in my day there were computer demo groups that together evolved the world. The things invented back then made the future we are in now. The coder is so important but so is the musician, the graphic artist, the courier. Theese things go together to create someting really special.
exactly man , i have nothing but to admit and agree on your wise words. Like i have or had this idea of creating an app/web app or website that allows you to create Video Edits ( edits like montages and the cool edits made using after effects or any other better editing software, on various stuffs) . Now if this website is up and running , the maker of this website , producers , artists and the publishers are all in harmony with each other. I
Really wise words my friend.
@@UCgx7OseCrundqkE8oEVeobg Don't be short-sighted. Without couriers, you literally need to visit each store that you want a product from and it means there's no time for you to write an unnecessary comment here on YT..
@@UCgx7OseCrundqkE8oEVeobg *Clapping*
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TechLead is back on track! Thanks for a great video, Patrick. All the best and I hope that all is well.
I just wanted to let u know I subscribed because of the video they removed. You are brave, articulate,objective and amazing.keep up the good work...
Many good points and fun to watch too - Thanks
This is the type of content I had originally subbed for (several years ago). I have not watched a video of yours in years and unfollowed you on instagram because of the hype crypto/buy my course/buy my crypto BS - thank you for this honest and good content as you used to.
Same ppl say crypto bs crypto this crypto that gonna be begging to get in years from now. I’m very thankful for his crypto videos
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to be fair his crypto perspective is really fresh compared to other youtube channels, especially when mixed with his specific humor
Bro, like i wrote the comment
( As a millionaire )
Very interesting and insightful view. Didnt think about it quite like that, but I realise you are quite right on a lot of this. Thanks for sharing.
Yet another powerful content that is not crypto related. Thanks TechLead. This is the content that I am waiting for. Insightful. Yes. I can see that curator is starting to become popular.
Techlead: coding is dead Also techlead: get discount on my coding course
LMAO
EXACTLY lmao
He is showing exactly what he said. Filming youtube videos and selling courses make more money than coding nowadays.
he practices what he preaches lol he makes money making youtube videos about tech being a tech microcelebrity, and sells courses that he made ages ago (probably using lowcode/nocode saas platforms )
the man gotta sell you his courses and crypto tokens
This man has inspired me to enroll into a dancing course for my future tiktok videos
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miss you tech lead. stay strong and carry on.
This the 2nd video of yours that I've watched and am now subscribing. The first was your take on the FIRE movement. Being a toe sucker, or getting your toes sucked, you either love what you are doing or you don't. Thank you for more hilarious insights.
Techlead has revealed himself as a straight forward tell it like it is content creator and that is why i watch your videos. Another great video. Thanks and keep up. Support from Portugal
That kayne west video was bound to get taken down. But it was unbiased crazy you can't make any simple observations without it being classed as hate
bro jaded af, someone give my guy a hug
Finally, back to the oldskool TechLead topics. Excellent video, by the way. What you say makes sense.
This is such an insightful perspective!
This is the reason I follow you still. You just see the world as it is and aren’t afraid to say what’s going on. Well done sir.
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The IT field is massively oversaturated with all sorts of coders, developers, and engineers. This is why the companies can be so picky when selecting people for those coding positions; they have at their disposal an endless pool of applicants.
Really insightful video, a real diamond in the rough. Thanks for sharing.
excellent insights - keep up the good work!!!
🤣this uncle still give me laughs after that much years and incidents and i think he's a very funny guy who has good sense of humor and also brilliant at the same time, i feel he's like a tutor, teacher, senior, brother to me, sometimes in the past i really thought that "oh no, this man's gotten bad" but for now i think he's still doing well. I'm 18 and at the time when i need to navigate my life, this video gives me a lot of new ideas, new ways of thinking that tech is not everything there's still another way to "get rich"😂, thank you for making this video and hopefully you'll still doing well
back to the good ol' techlead. You inspired me so Imma now grind to become an algorithm and make some cash here and there
Good vid, as always. What I've got is the world continues to be what it was, so here's for that 🥂
This is awesome, I had a gut feeling about this thanks for sharing Patrick, to be honest I don't like to be an influencer I'm a freaking introvert (I'm working on it) but I do like curating content and distributing it. I'm going to look more in to this.
Jokes on you, most youtubers are introverts but they act on infront of camera that they are different person
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@@kavr just random name, but it's not like you think, i don't like gaming or anime or anything of the bullsh!t things, i learn new skills not time waste
way to go tech lead brilliant, you earned your respect from me for this one
Thank you for this video, good structure and very informative :)
I actually agree with your perspective on this subject.
Thank you for your insightful perspective, I agree with you fully about the obvious and sad trend that everyone has eased into feeling normal with over the last decade. In all honesty safe (work wise) is the best option for most real people that don't need or want undesirable attention from anyone and just want to exist, be able to provide sucsessfully and live an honest humble life. Glad I happened to come upon your thoughtful video. Thank you again.
I’ve never related to so many people in the comments section before. It’s a purely intellectual trade. Just a bunch of folks solving puzzles…
Love this dude's dry sarcasm, and very informative point: curator. Wheels turning. Thx
To the point !. Great content 😊
You're a courageous man. Salute Tech Lead
Really great video. I’m a former programmer… got sick, didn’t know why, finally got diagnosed with Lyme and PTLDS. I’m not recovered yet but I’m really trying to figure out how I can make a better life for myself. After being bedridden I feel that life is too short and I want to go places and do stuff…. That takes money and lots of it. If any of you have suggestions I’m all ears.
I pray Allah to have a quick recovery. Start with simple things like sitting over green watching oceans and montains etc. Those fancy stuff like partying etc. Is just a momental happiness and better to avoid so not to waste money or health.
Thanks a million for making this video. I highly appreciate the reality that you have exposed here. It helps me to make an essential decision of my life. 🙏🏻🙏🏻💐
"Another boring day for me" 🤣🤣🤣 love your videos btw. Always very informative
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Amazing content TechLead. Really deep insight with some humor mixed in it. Keep up the good work.
While it’s true that the top influencers are making more money than engineers now, I feel like it’s an unfair comparison. Obviously if I could make a living off of playing video games on twitch I would do that but I can’t because it’s not that simple. People go for engineering degrees cause the path is already set out in front of them and it’s a pretty straight line, not because they want to have “power” or make more money than the top 1% of influencers. You think there are a lot of people making money online until you see how many people are actually trying to.
Hmmm you say the truth bruh
It is very interesting to listen you, you see between lines and open hidden context exploring normal things :)
Man what a bomb. Please more of this quality stuff
Get a diploma and a job. Stop consoling yourself with cheap pseudo-knowledge.
This might be one of my favorite videos of yours. Really deep and scary stuff on the future of social media. I don't believe anyone has really grasped the impact that the Content Creator economy has had on the broader economy. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.
Brilliant, brutal, entertaining and insightful. Your videos, are among the only ones that I watch from beginning to end.
You described data science at the end of your talk. Good, thank you
I agree TikTok and social media is making some people rich but at the end of the day this is not for everyone and also is not a career and once this platform go down there goes your income! At least as an engineer you have more options for the future.
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the truth bro
not really. you have instagram, you have youtube, ticktok thats 3 already. and if one of them fails another will come up.
VR is growing, I think the next big leap will be onboard Deep Learning Super Sampling allowing upscaling on the headsets which will mean much higher resolutions for wireless gaming. Deep Learning is continuing to grow at an incredible rate, you don't necessarily need people to come up with new network designs as there is so much already out there, getting clean datasets is still an issue though.
Your talking about a Subtopic of the main discussion. Individual technology’s don’t move society as a whole unless they are daily-life changing. Like the lightbulb, for example changing when we eat, when we work, etc. Communicating in VR versus plain text, video, etc, will be more optimal to get more info and work with it but not world changing. By focusing on all these individual things, your missing what he is talking about, and closing yourself off to be able to predict.
I leaned coding and also going to law school. Only doing this to help my son and future kids. Knowledge is power. I never saw it as an end all be all.
I have attention deficiency, I have a fever, and it's 1:35AM. I couldn't stop watching the video. I always do something else while I'm browsing through videos on youtube, at least I open up 3+ tabs on the side. I'm a blacksmith by trade, I'm not into tech, but I was absorbed into this. It was captivating, the tempo was perfect. The way you talk just hits right home. Real, fucking real talk. Big thanks, best video I've watched in days. I'm a fan now.
This was a great video actually, all you said is so true
Thanks you very much for sharing your humblr opinion on this peticular topic! I've been looking up pionex and it seems nice. Crypto isn't one of my fields of expertise, so there's not much i've been actually doing with other then experimenting :P Stay healthy and keep "being mentally younger than may be apparent", Patrick!
You haven't posted any videos as of late, hope all is alright man. Always enjoyed hearing your take on things.
you had the best explanation on kanyes situation anywhere...i hope its not forever gone.
Finally an actual guide on how to reveal to the world the alien I found!
Your content has been so good lately, great insight and existential. Keep it up.
The popular influencer lifestyle is obviously more lucrative than the typical engineer, but is it as sustainable? In my opinion it depends on the skillset, if it is a skilled actor, musician, artist then yes, of course; but if it is someone who makes video game content, or reaction content then I believe those influencers will come and go as the content they associate with ebbs and flows. Now some 'unskilled' influencers are successful because of their personality but those are the upper echelon of influencers that will maintain status through content shifts. Engineers will maintain a skillset and hopefully grow it and know in what direction to grow it from being a part of that ecosystem. Skill will always win in the long term and having sustainable skill as an influencer is more difficult than having a sustainable skill as an engineer.
Not true. When an Influencer rises there's no falling back, and there's actually no shortage of content ideas, and above all you're always inspired because of the fame you get. But as an engineer you'll just feel like a machine
@@ShehzaadPro what a dumb take
Omg I was missing the true TechLead content I subscribed for years ago. I find it hard to find this type of content in the internet. You can say a lot of points he makes are oversimplifications/exaggerations/not the greatest metaphor, and it is easy for the fools to pinpoint and say he is wrong here and there. And he might be in some cases. But I get the overall message he is trying to convey. For me is like having a conversation in a bar with a very experienced engineer. Some venting, some trash talking, some laughs, but I leave feeling like I got a great insight I was not aware of before. Very different from the other videos you see everywhere " Hi I am , here are 3 filtered, curated and politically-correct tips for you to succeed in your career"
Cringe.
Yeah Mr. Tech Lead you are right (again). I think the human malware of the last years contributed to this "lay-back-lazyness-trend". I create DOOM Mods in my spare time and do the things you mentioned: Start a thread in a forum, upload a video a.s.o. Surprising fact for me was: I got the most response on the videos where I show off a litte gameplay of my mod. The mod itself (coding) is kinda irelevant - i think only a small fraction even download and play the game, the major part just likes to watch the videos. That kinda surprised me-so yes: coding is dead-lazy (passive) entertainment is in...
I agree with you. Social media has overtaken tech in terms of impact.
Lol what do you mean. Social media is built on top of tech
Keep dreaming.
@@midsummerstation3345 Monopolized
Lol. Social media IS TECH!! 😂
but social media is tech, your comment does not make any sence
I really enjoy this content this eye opening
excellent insight, thanks for the video 👍
I work in Tech I'd have to kinda agree. It felt like over the last couple years we were in suspended animation, but it seems that was actually a bubble. Too many people got hired and the industry got too disconnected from reality. I think now is the hard landing.
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Agreed
Explains why every app and game is so buggy and full of glitches
Finally Techlead back on the things that i like & subscribed in the channel for..keep it coming...The hell with bitcoins
Do you do podcasts or anything where you talk about this stuff? I'm an engineer and this is actually really interesting to hear
I agree that such trend gravitating to celebrities is there. Also concerning trend is that in today's society those celebrities regardless of their point of view get more credit than people who drive self sustainability in society - teachers, doctors, first responders, inventors. Popular content that can get monetized does not necessarily mean truthful or fair content.
Very clever, thanks for this video
I like how you think even if it can be pessimistic sometime. About this video, I think the real questions to ask is why content creation is getting this popular knowing that entertainment is everywhere nowadays? Furthermore, is it sustainable for society to encourage and mass produce content creators compared to other more useful roles? I would personally say no. The only thing there is in that is quick money and negative medium to long term effects on society as a whole. But who cares right...
Dude when are you coming back ? I really really miss your style of videos! Did you have an episode of feeling down or something? Dude your videos are incredible, come back
You make some excellent points, TechLead, food for thought...
I needed this, I was feeling so asphyxiated making a roadmap with one the main points for my life was to become a programmer, I want to have kids, I do, but thanks to you I realized that if I go down the path it will become difficult to be even around them. I realized with how bad things are getting it is going to be more difficult to land a job at a high paying company. I can still try but if I don’t make it I just to have to start somewhere with the knowledge I already gathered. This may sound stupid but I feel better now that there are more opportunities out there than working in a company in a 9-5
Don't let this video put you down. He already made his money with coding. Make yours.. Beside this was a really honest and frank history, who knows the future for sure?
It's best to have your own path, your own niche. I would say you're on the right path for you.
find out what you love, if you haven't already. It's not the career that you are after, but passion. Passion takes you far, not the drive to make money.
I know it is hard too, but if I can make this happen then that means I got 1 foot through the door
@@jacks19822 tell that to post docs in the sciences making scraps after studying till 30+ y/o
So basically it's more profitable to teach how to get into big tech than to work in big tech😄
true story, no kidding
better to sell the shovel than to dig the gold.
This has always been the case. Big tech, investing, .
That was very informative thank you
The channeIs I watch on YT are often compilations of videos of other channels. So you do have a valid point about these curators. And their value rises and falls with their selection (and maybe their "show hosting").
awesome content and well sourced / curated material , lol.. would you go back end coding or is the money/ enjoyable in full stack or another job title that still requires a love of code to perform?
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It’ll be interesting seeing how the market bifurcates because of what you point out. The ordinary person has unlocked a fair marketplace where innovation can be rewarded. Now, even big companies are raising their minimum wages to compete.
Thanks for all your effort you bring great value to the world and it appreciated :) Would be really great if you can make a video about how website inject maleware into the pc and how to guard from them
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You know I used to not like your channel but this video is straight to the bullseye
Tech, you out performed yourself with this video. Excellent translation, observation and perspectives. This information is omitted from the tech community as a whole. It once was customary for a career counselor to assist us with discovering our productive purpose when pursuing careers. Now we have extreme student loan debt for degree’s for study frog leg hair! 😅
Thank you, Always you give me other aspect to see career on other way . Thank
Some wise thoughts. Great deduction of the value of the curator.
05:36 'Coding is just trash duct-taped together with a bunch of dental floss' priceless!
Your curator premise: Would it be possible for others to mention some of your memorable and insightful quotes in their content provided you as the originator are acknowledged?
A very great and inspiring content. Thank you TechLead, always provide me mind-blowing ideas!
TechLead! Thanks as always for the videos. Question: Your thoughts on Bluetooth, I notice all your gear is corded... 🙏🏻✨🙏🏻
Man, when you are right, you are right. Nice video!
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