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		rTX5CMRXIfFG 5 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How to deal with long vibe-coded PRs? No. Programmer unions are going to shrink the economy and make the current job market a permanent trajectory instead of a cyclical one. I can’t think of why the idea of unions is gaining popularity in some programmer circles, other than that its advocates simply don’t have economic common sense.

gregoryl 5 days ago [–]

> Programmer unions are going to shrink the economy and make the current job market a permanent trajectory instead of a cyclical one

How?

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