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Re: AWS CEO says replacing junior devs with AI is 'one of the dumbest ideas'

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Post by shakna » Sun, Dec 21, 2025, 12:47 AM UTC

fuzztester wrote: post #550

shakna wrote: post #547

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That, I have certainly seen. But that is about attacking success stories, not about attacking you for not knowing something. I know you said reverse, just spelling out they're different. Win an award? Get a callout for effort? Rest of the office will probably dunk on you. Varying in scale from a day or two of jokes to career ruining. But... Ask the meaning of an acronym in a meeting, or say you don't know how to do s…

>I know you said reverse, just spelling out they're different. Hey. Sup . :) I didn't say reverse . I said: > Somewhat, but not exactly the reverse , is Tall poppy syndrome. Next time, and forever after, check points better before commenting, including the point that is right above the comment that you replied to, aka mine. Pinky promise? :) Welcome to the AI (r)age, where people comment without thinking or reading.…

Well, this is some fun irony. An attacking comment, for offering an explanation, and acknowledging the prevalence of that particular cultural item.

You just attacked an explanation, including personal slag like "anyone who doesn't know".

Re: AWS CEO says replacing junior devs with AI is 'one of the dumbest ideas'

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Post by awesome_dude » Sun, Dec 21, 2025, 12:48 AM UTC

awesome_dude wrote: post #464

mmh0000 wrote: post #458

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Provide context when asking. : “hey bob, I looked here and here and here and didn’t find the correct information. Can you show me where to look or tell me the answer so I can document it” Because most people don’t bother doing the tiniest amount of their own research before asking dumb questions it becomes a huge headache to answer the same thing a million times. However, if you can show that you did put in the effor…

So far I have two examples (in this thread) of people making (potentially toxic) judgements about the fact that someone asked a question Can you show why you assumed that what you are asking for wasn't provided? Can you also explain why your response is to make rather harsh judgements rather than work out what was going on in the first place?

You can tell that this is a toxic environment because I am getting voted down, by toxic individuals, for pointing out that people in this thread have made the massive misjudgement of claiming that the blame for the issue lies in one person - despite having ZERO knowledge of the actual context of the responses received (and spoken about in the gp), or questions being asked.

Which pretty much sums it up doesn't it.

Re: AWS CEO says replacing junior devs with AI is 'one of the dumbest ideas'

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Post by fuzztester » Sun, Dec 21, 2025, 7:13 AM UTC

shakna wrote: post #551

fuzztester wrote: post #550

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>I know you said reverse, just spelling out they're different. Hey. Sup . :) I didn't say reverse . I said: > Somewhat, but not exactly the reverse , is Tall poppy syndrome. Next time, and forever after, check points better before commenting, including the point that is right above the comment that you replied to, aka mine. Pinky promise? :) Welcome to the AI (r)age, where people comment without thinking or reading.…

Well, this is some fun irony. An attacking comment, for offering an explanation, and acknowledging the prevalence of that particular cultural item. You just attacked an explanation, including personal slag like "anyone who doesn't know".

I did it because you misquoted me about my use of the word "reverse" in a sentence, as I clearly pointed out above. So it was like making someone (me) look like they said something they didn't say.

But maybe I went at it too strong.

Re: AWS CEO says replacing junior devs with AI is 'one of the dumbest ideas'

#554

Post by fuzztester » Sun, Dec 21, 2025, 10:26 PM UTC

fuzztester wrote: post #550

shakna wrote: post #547

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That, I have certainly seen. But that is about attacking success stories, not about attacking you for not knowing something. I know you said reverse, just spelling out they're different. Win an award? Get a callout for effort? Rest of the office will probably dunk on you. Varying in scale from a day or two of jokes to career ruining. But... Ask the meaning of an acronym in a meeting, or say you don't know how to do s…

>I know you said reverse, just spelling out they're different. Hey. Sup . :) I didn't say reverse . I said: > Somewhat, but not exactly the reverse , is Tall poppy syndrome. Next time, and forever after, check points better before commenting, including the point that is right above the comment that you replied to, aka mine. Pinky promise? :) Welcome to the AI (r)age, where people comment without thinking or reading.…

>Entschulding

Typo, entschuldigung.