As a part of the "don't use won't use" crowd it has been exhausting explaining that we exist lol
Not everyone is using AI for everything
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You should really examine your situation and beliefs if you think this isn’t a privileged position to be in.
We live in an ecosystem where we (engineers/developers) can promote ourselves and display our skills/acumen/values/professionalism/responsibility in an unequivocal way. Regardless of your experience level. I bootstrapped myself from poverty to Staff software engineer, past the age of 45. Is that privileged? Or sheer will and force of effort? I am not unique. I am an example.
Privilege, yes. You had the privilege to dedicate time to learning skills required, obtaining an education, probably bias during hiring processes, etc.
Even though your position might be the result of effort on your part, you do have to acknowledge that you’re privileged to be in a position to expend that effort on what you want, instead of something else, like finding fresh water daily, or whatever. It’s not sheer will that you were born in a (even marginally) more favorable environment than others.
The term “privilege” here doesn’t just mean a trust fund nepo baby.
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#283On the post-grad job hunt right now - I note that most employers will ask in a technical interview or whiteboard interview "how are you using LLMs?" It's tough to answer because you want to hedge for both an AI enthused employer and an AI hesitant employer with limited information about who they are and how they personally use these products. I've been responding with a sort of long winded answer about how 'there is…
Consider using agent mode for some things, you are definitely missing out. The analogy I've had for myself is that it feels like using a bulldozer to dig rather than a shovel. If you use it to dig archaeological artifacts, it can make things worse than you started. A lot of the work however, is just moving dirt around, so you are wasting time by using a shovel.
Digging with a bulldozer sounds like hard work. You mean a digger.
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You’ve actively made the choice to go hungry instead of hedging your answers during an interview? I certainly feigned enthusiasm when I was in high school to get an after school job in order to help my family buy food.
Yes.
I honestly find that quite hard to believe.
Lack of adequate calories and nutrition negatively compound. You lose the ability to focus, you increase your medical risk.
I experienced that in my childhood. It’s terrible. I did very poorly academically when I did not have access to food. It’s astonishing to me how fast my academic performance improved after consistently having access to food.
Saying you would rather put yourself at risk instead of hedge your answer on a minor interview question in order to increase your chances of getting a job offer seems like an issue with prioritization.
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#286Earlier quoted context omitted.
You should really examine your situation and beliefs if you think this isn’t a privileged position to be in.
Even “unprivileged” people are moral actors that can take their high road at personal cost.
When I was starting out in my career it was "take the first job offer that comes along or starve/become homeless" so no, sometimes the personal cost would be unreasonably high to expect of anyone
This effectively does mean that I was not a moral actor at the time
Re: Not everyone is using AI for everything
#287On the post-grad job hunt right now - I note that most employers will ask in a technical interview or whiteboard interview "how are you using LLMs?" It's tough to answer because you want to hedge for both an AI enthused employer and an AI hesitant employer with limited information about who they are and how they personally use these products. I've been responding with a sort of long winded answer about how 'there is…
> It's tough to answer because you want to hedge for both an AI enthused employer and an AI hesitant employer
That this doesn't have a clear and obvious answer one can expect shows how the issue is politics, not strategy.
When you apply as a mechanic, there is no such weird political debates about certain power tools where people have passionate opinions on which tool to use.
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Yes.
I honestly find that quite hard to believe. Lack of adequate calories and nutrition negatively compound. You lose the ability to focus, you increase your medical risk. I experienced that in my childhood. It’s terrible. I did very poorly academically when I did not have access to food. It’s astonishing to me how fast my academic performance improved after consistently having access to food. Saying you would rather put…
Correct. I did it anyway (and yes, it was awful).
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I'd say its just businesses and governments that are dependant, most people can get by just fine
A lot of people are genuinely stranded if their phone runs out of battery. How do they pull up a map, or call an Uber, or phone someone to pick them up?
The cellular phone network doesn’t require the internet to work.