You Are Not Your Job

Saying “I am a software engineer” is beginning to feel like saying “I am a calculator” in 1950 now that digital machines can use electrical circuits to count, add, multiply - it’s not long until they’ll be able differentiate a non-continuous function… You’re beginning to feel less-than-useful.

This bothers a lot of people for a reason (I think) that has nothing to do with the technology. The fear isn’t really about losing a job title, it’s about losing the story you tell yourself about who you are.