Don't listen to anyone who tells you not to learn things. Ever. They know nothing about life.
The more I learn about coding the better I get at understanding even more complex AI projects. I've studied more coding this year than in the past 20 years combined. I'm building better software, faster, because I understand what the AI is doing and can steer it better.
There is not a single thing in life I've ever learned that did not benefit me in some way, often in unexpected ways, in parallel domains.
I have never once thought "I wish I learned less." Always more.
Anyone who tells you a skill is "dead" is telling you learning is useless. They don't know shit about what matters in life.
The profession that's supposedly dying is growing faster than almost everything else. Developers are building more software than ever because AI made it possible to tackle projects that were previously too expensive, too complex, or too time-consuming.
That's not a job apocalypse. That's the Infinite Stack doing what it always does: when you automate one layer, the layer above it grows and new jobs proliferate.
He's not analyzing. He's catastrophizing.
But the worst part isn't that he's wrong. The worst part is what his message does to people.
When a high-profile figure tells a 20-year-old "don't bother learning to code because AI will do it all soon," he's not protecting that kid.
He's crippling that kid. He's teaching them helplessness.
He's telling them the most dangerous lie in the world: that adapting is pointless, that learning has no value, that the future belongs to machines and you should just sit there and wait for your check.
That's not realism. That's a garbage message for every young person alive today.
Learn to code. Learn to write. Learn to design. Learn to think. Learn to sing and dance. Learn to cook. Learn history.
Learn every goddamn thing that you can.
The more you know, the broader you get, the more you can verify when AI screws up. You can direct it better, understand where it falls short, instead of feeling around in the dark wondering about a domain you know dick about.
AI amplifies human capability. It rewards learning and curiosity. AI doesn't replace knowledge. It multiplies it.
The more you bring to the table, the more the AI gives you back.
The kid who listens to Yang learns nothing and waits.
The kid who ignores him learns everything and builds.
I know which one I'm betting on.