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Re: I'm Archiving Picocrypt

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Post by schmookeeg »

I am thinking of that quotation that said [paraphrasing] "90% of my skills went to $0, but the other 10% are now worth 1000x"

This LLM-fuelled rant/departure is a thought-provoking expression of frustration from someone who focused on the 90%, not the 10% -- namely someone willing to handcraft software like an artisan.

I think we're in the mass-production era for code and nobody wants a hand-crafted anything anymore. Automated and mass-produced please. "Quantity has a quality all its own"

Re: I'm Archiving Picocrypt

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Post by AndyNemmity »

schmookeeg wrote: post #3

I am thinking of that quotation that said [paraphrasing] "90% of my skills went to $0, but the other 10% are now worth 1000x" This LLM-fuelled rant/departure is a thought-provoking expression of frustration from someone who focused on the 90%, not the 10% -- namely someone willing to handcraft software like an artisan. I think we're in the mass-production era for code and nobody wants a hand-crafted anything anymore.…

I think if you believe that 90% of skills went to 0% but the other 10% are worth 1000x, that makes sense.

But even if that's true, the 1000x is going to go to far fewer humans. Maybe you're in the lucky % saved, but a lot of people won't be.

It's interesting to consider. I don't have any takes one way or the other, I'm just observing. I have no idea how all of this works out.

Re: I'm Archiving Picocrypt

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Post by sky2224 »

I think this is just a bit doomerish honestly.

Yes, the AI hype is real, and yes there's a desire to cut costs by using AI within companies. However, I think the maintainer (Evan Su) has a bit of a narrow view on this matter. Evan is still a student in university.

This doesn't mean his perspective or opinion should be disregarded, it's more just I think he's declaring quite a career defining absolute for himself before really having a solid foot in the industry. Frankly, this rant seems kind of fueled by intense doom-scrolling on linkedin rather than by first hand experience.

Re: I'm Archiving Picocrypt

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Post by hkt »

sky2224 wrote: post #7

I think this is just a bit doomerish honestly. Yes, the AI hype is real, and yes there's a desire to cut costs by using AI within companies. However, I think the maintainer (Evan Su) has a bit of a narrow view on this matter. Evan is still a student in university. This doesn't mean his perspective or opinion should be disregarded, it's more just I think he's declaring quite a career defining absolute for himself befo…

To be fair, the job market is terrible. Not nearly as attributable to AI as people think, I suspect - I'd pin it on interest rates. Still, I'd consider other things if I had anywhere to go and he's not made a bad choice.

Re: I'm Archiving Picocrypt

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Post by bryanrasmussen »

schmookeeg wrote: post #3

I am thinking of that quotation that said [paraphrasing] "90% of my skills went to $0, but the other 10% are now worth 1000x" This LLM-fuelled rant/departure is a thought-provoking expression of frustration from someone who focused on the 90%, not the 10% -- namely someone willing to handcraft software like an artisan. I think we're in the mass-production era for code and nobody wants a hand-crafted anything anymore.…

what exactly is the 90% that he focused on, and the 10% he didn't?

Is the 90% just hand crafting? I don't believe there can be no place for hand crafting things at all, because there is not any other business or human endeavor in history which has been 100% mass produced without any place for artisans in the market.

Even Automobile production has its place in the market for craftsmanship.

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