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Don't Become the Machine

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Re: Don't Become the Machine

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does it make the curve easier or do you skip learning it entirely and just trust the LLM? I wouldn't do the latter.

Will you remember it if you don't "break your teeth" on it though? At the same level as the things you're already an expert on?

I'm a big believer in desirable difficulty for learning. But I'm a big believer in reduced difficulty for non-learning-oriented getting-things-done.

Re: Don't Become the Machine

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I play tennis twice a week and I inline skate twice a week (weather pending) and yesterday I commuted to and from work on inlines (first time I've done it, won't be the last, but won't be often). Having such hobbies plus a couple of kids (now teenagers so they're somewhat less demanding of my time) means I just don't have the time to do extra hours if I'm going to get enough sleep. And if I don't get enough sleep the…

> first time I've done it, won't be the last, but won't be often

I used to live close enough to bike to work, but I had nowhere to wash off the sweat. We (work) recently moved to a new building with a fitness center with showers, but it's too far to ride a bike. FML

Re: Don't Become the Machine

#86

I play tennis twice a week and I inline skate twice a week (weather pending) and yesterday I commuted to and from work on inlines (first time I've done it, won't be the last, but won't be often). Having such hobbies plus a couple of kids (now teenagers so they're somewhat less demanding of my time) means I just don't have the time to do extra hours if I'm going to get enough sleep. And if I don't get enough sleep the…

> first time I've done it, won't be the last, but won't be often I used to live close enough to bike to work, but I had nowhere to wash off the sweat. We (work) recently moved to a new building with a fitness center with showers, but it's too far to ride a bike. FML

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Re: Don't Become the Machine

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I have trouble figuring what this is about. You could read it as „don’t fall for hustle culture“ or „don’t work hard, work smart“ which is just a different version of hustle culture. May also be a warning on AI and the cost of trying to stay afloat.

Re: Don't Become the Machine

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I have trouble figuring what this is about. You could read it as „don’t fall for hustle culture“ or „don’t work hard, work smart“ which is just a different version of hustle culture. May also be a warning on AI and the cost of trying to stay afloat.

It's mostly about "don't let the structure of your cognition mirror the simplistic machines you create; they are meant to be augmentations so you can offload that kind of rote cognition and focus on the creative synthetic methods that humans are uniquely suited for."

Re: Don't Become the Machine

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post #88

I have trouble figuring what this is about. You could read it as „don’t fall for hustle culture“ or „don’t work hard, work smart“ which is just a different version of hustle culture. May also be a warning on AI and the cost of trying to stay afloat.

It's mostly about "don't let the structure of your cognition mirror the simplistic machines you create; they are meant to be augmentations so you can offload that kind of rote cognition and focus on the creative synthetic methods that humans are uniquely suited for."

Now if you could explain it to a 5 year old..
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