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My Parent doesn't want me doing CS, or CE, because they feel the job market will disappear come 7 years. (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by aunchers@lemmy.world to c/cs_career_questions@programming.dev

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Basically Title.
I love CS, I love designing systems, programming, some cyber and math.
The problem is, I am due to admit into CS this year (4 year program). My Parent's will be funding a majority of it (~2 years, + RESP). And one of my parents, thinks CS won't have many jobs come 7 years?
Why? Because AI will take them all (or is more likely to take them all). That AI is expanding at a rapid pace, and they will slowly but surely take the hardware designing jobs, the programming jobs, and pretty much all the jobs except the administration ones. I have a poor time putting into words what I would like to do in the future (cause I love lots of things related to CS) but I say thing a bit on the technical side, and this parent says that if I cant explain it to them than I don't understand it and that they understand (more to me) what will happen to the market due to their age

I am not saying they're wrong to any of this by the way, I'm just looking for advice on if they're right, and if not, why?

I don't think I'll ever give up doing CS because its something I love with all my heart.
But if I'm not able to convince them, they want me to take a gap and get a different degree (in a less likely to be taken job).
I might be rambling here, but I am genuinely soooo lost.

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 days ago

Computer science is an awesome field, I fell in love with it as soon as I made my first html object spin using css. It has several benefits, both professional and personal. It's especially helped me to think about things more analytically in all aspects of my life. Boolean logic has also saved my ass more than once. Is it worth pursuing? In my opinion, absolutely!

Getting a job using your degree will be a struggle, and there are many reasons for this. Some of it has to due with turmoil over AI, but it's not the main factor. Software development will not go away, but it's possible that it will change. Imo, if you want job security, study CS with an emphasis on cyber security. The AI slop apps being created now will produce decades of tech debt and vulnerabilities.

Study whatever you want, college isn't a trade school. Looking at college that way will lead to disappointment, for many reasons. Study the things that interest you, and explore the other fields as well! Sociology, theology, art, graphic design, history, biology, and others all have their applications outside of working. College is meant to make you grow as a person, not become a wage slave.