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Tired of AI When will this era end?

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Tired of AI When will this era end?

#1
First fancy LLMs, then image generation, then assistants, then agents… When will this end? I’m tired of this hype. Everytime I open HN, or any other community based platform, everyone is talking about AI. Why does this ick me? Am I alone? Simply because i’ve spent my past years, learning how to code, building stuff, reading docs, debugging, scraping through stackoverflow etc…. Am I just, jealous? Or is it really a bad feeling to see something you enjoyed doing, doesn’t seem enjoyable nowadays…. When will this hype end? Will the future be even deeper? I am unable to cope. And every year it gets harder. I just miss the old days, is this an SDDS? Software Developer Dementia Syndrome? All new products, all new launches, everything is now a wrapper of some LLM’s API. I used to hate that everyday we had a JS framework/library… but now I just wish we can get back there, lol. But yeah, this is tech, we have to normalized and accept it and ride the wave. The only problem is I hate vibe-coding… the most beautiful thing in the Tech was taken away from us… coding. Yeah like or not, at this rate 5-6 years from now, i think it will be obsolete. What do we do next?

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#6
Coding has been becoming a commodity for at least a decade. If you are trying to compete in this market because you “codez real gud” - good luck with that.

Every open req gets hundreds of applications within the first day and it’s almost impossible to stand out. AI has just accelerated the process

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#9
hey, first time commenting here. You're not alone. I also despise llm's for the huge lie they are. They are pushed into every facet our lives to steal our data. They are trained on our stolen art and literature. They will never reach 'AGI', no matter how many regulations and safetychecks are bypassed in the name of progress. It's a con. In the end it's still all about the money. Who is getting rich off the idea that LLM's are the future? The tech oligarchy has aligned itself with the radical right, and taken a page out of their playbook. Do crazy shit, then pretend like it's normal. Pretend you're the only one who thinks it's crazy. Their goal is to make you, and people like you, shut up about the steaming pile of shit that AI is. As soon as the general public realizes that AI has not, in fact, made their lives 1000x better (as is promised with the release of each model), the AI tech bros stop getting massive investments and gov bailouts. Their excessive spending catches up with them, and they can't sustain their growth.

To keep it short on vibe coding, just don't do it. It's been found in recent studies that vibe coding atrophies your hard earned skillz, 'use it or lose it'. Code however you want to, and don't let promttards tell you that you're doing it wrong :).

So don't give up. Don't give in to the marketing that you will be made obsolete if you don't jump on the hype train. Find a community you enjoy working with, and don't let the AI bro's drive you crazy.

TLDR; Just like crypto isn't the future, LLMs are not either. Now more than ever it's important to think about financial incentives, and follow the money. Spread the word and don't let yourself be alienated.You are not alone.

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#10

> the most beautiful thing in the Tech was taken away from us… coding Yes, there'll be casualties. The most beautiful thing in tech isn't coding: it's producing value at scale.

That's like saying the most beautiful thing in painting isn't the painting... it's selling gallery tickets.
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