You're just arguing semantics. And the example given can go the other way: if your Ford motor plant closes and the only places hiring are software shops, you'd also be "fucked".
I never have any clue what this retort means: when exactly are semantics (the meanings of things) not important?
> Ford motor plant closes and the only places hiring are software shops, you'd also be "fucked".
That's one hundred percent true but the difference is I don't see assembly plant workers going around claiming they learn technologies for breakfast (or lunch or dinner).
arguing over meanings when we should understand the meanings tends to mean you're nitpicking instead of clarifying. There's clarification and then there's bike shedding.