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New comment by Unmotivator2677 in "The AI industry is discovering that the public hates it"

Unmotivator2677 — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:53:04 +0000

As a SWE i absolutely hate gen AI, it produces crappy code and I can't be proud of "my own work". In the past, huge part of the work enjoyment was that I could learn something on the job, or at least be happy to have figured out a hard problem. Now I feel like my skills are slipping overall.

New comment by Unmotivator2677 in "The AI industry is discovering that the public hates it"

Unmotivator2677 — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:48:51 +0000

It wasn't us, this was the plan it Tech oligarchs for a long time now, and they are continuing to do this, no longer even hiding it. Do you know what people on H1B visas and Meta forcing their workers to be spied on have in common? That people on visa have to agree to anything and can't refuse. This is how this tech came about, by forcing people who literally have no other choice.

New comment by Unmotivator2677 in "The West forgot how to make things, now it’s forgetting how to code"

Unmotivator2677 — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:34:30 +0000

I don't know but I will speak:

Cantillon Effect

How much does your bread cost and how much did it cost in the 90s? Where do you think all that value gone? Has bread some what become much better quality or something? Are they lacing it with gold?

They are stealing from your pocket, in many ways than one.

Another point to consider is that musk wealth is on paper only, real value if he wanted to cash out would turn much smaller, it's all hypothetical.

New comment by Unmotivator2677 in "If you stop hiring juniors, your senior engineers own you"

Unmotivator2677 — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:32:36 +0000

I have seen this happen in some companies already. A slightly different scenario, the CEO actually wants to hire new juniors but seniors refuse to train them .

New comment by Unmotivator2677 in "AI should elevate your thinking, not replace it"

Unmotivator2677 — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:28:16 +0000

That why I don't use AI for any personal projects, I like to keep my mind sharp. Unless it's a projects that incorporates AI in some way, but don't use AI to code it. But at work I don't care, I do what I am paid for, if my manager wants me to entirely vibe code using Claude, his choice, I will not be the one paying for technical dept that creates.