@baldur

The best time to start or join a union was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

And I disagree with the premise. I wrote code professionally for quite a while. Software engineers are creative workers, uniquely committed to their product. If your company does Bad Things with it and you have power, you can fight to stop it and sometimes win.

CF: https://opentools.ai/news/google-workers-take-a-stand-protesting-ai-military-collaborations

Alas, if you *don't* have power, you're Stuck.