[dead]
It used to be hard
11–20 of 102 posts
Re: It used to be hard
#12> This might be why despite AI automating so much work, the 996 grind culture is more alive than ever.
There's an interesting paradox which occurs when a particular field finds its work becoming easier. Suddenly, the world needs more of everyone else's job and less of your job. You have to work harder now that there's less work to do, because there's more competition.
Re: It used to be hard
#13I think it mostly got harder? You had relatively clearly defined paths to build a skill that would be valuable. And now you don't. So the skill that you need to learn now is, roughly, figuring out what to do when nobody tells you what to do.
Re: It used to be hard
#14> I feel like an old rock and roll guitarist watching a DJ sell out a stadium.
Now it is too easy. I started garage band with my flatmate, we sell out stadium every weekend. Single ticktock short gets us million views.
Why people complain today? Just live celebrity life!
Re: It used to be hard
#15Re: It used to be hard
#16Wtf, it's still hard (wo)man, or are you just dropping your vibe coded stuff onto your customers and call it a day?
I for one still understand what I'm making and strive to be able to converse about it intelligently with anyone interested.
Of course I also use LLMs all day, but it's not like anyone can suddenly do my job to the same standards.
Re: It used to be hard
#17One of the fundamentally and widely accepted concept in learning science is the need for “desirable difficulties”.
Too bad that wiping that out in favor of convenience has been the fundamental business model of Silicon Valley since two decades.
LLMS productization is just the last and more egregious step in the wrong dorection.
Re: It used to be hard
#18> I legitimately think this will be the biggest sociopolitical issue over the next few years. The frustration of seeing your hard work getting one-shotted. Man, what a narrow world view.
[deleted]
Re: It used to be hard
#19> I legitimately think this will be the biggest sociopolitical issue over the next few years. The frustration of seeing your hard work getting one-shotted. Man, what a narrow world view.
Well if you’re a talentless hack this is all mostly awesome
Re: It used to be hard
#20I disagree that something becoming easier is a negative, even if it sucks for the people who learned the hard way.
The real issue is that the floor has been lowered, but the ceiling stays as high. It's always been a problem in this profession, where you can get something running much easier than you can make something safe, maintainable and ethical.
We keep making it easier and easier to disregard those extras. Both technically and culturally. It's not a good path.