First, I think it's the best time to write software since so much boring stuff can be automated. I can put my thoughts into what I'm trying to achieve instead of how. To put it otherwise, I think about big picture much more than about mundane details like dealing with particularities of a programming language.

Second, most people were using SO to solve just about any issue they had. The number of developers producing truly original code was minimal even 10 years ago.

Competition, innovation, etc. Progress, you know.

Ah of course, I do want the state regulating what I can and cannot buy when it comes to junk. Only approved goods should be allowed.

I get that they're scared. They should be: it was difficult to make a living for many artists even before AI. The market was already oversaturated and they had to accept low-paying irregular jobs. But now there's literally no light in the end of the tunnel for 99.9% of artists.

That being said, boycotting AI use will get them nowhere.

Ah yes, China has a track record of invading countries.

> or they will run out of soldiers because of the one child policies of the 70s/80s

As opposed to NATO countries who have a steady increase in the number of young conscripts.

> Meanwhile, Ukraine is holding up against a "modern" army with quickly assembled drones.

I don't know why you put modern in parentheses. Russia did make a mistake of not adopting cheap drones earlier in the war. But Russians were the first to use optic fiber drones resistant to electronic warfare which gave them an edge during Summer offensive last year. Ukrainians have since caught up and their allies were able to supply them with large number of drones. But both Ukraine and Russia rely primarily on drone warfare and artillery becomes less important for both sides. Which all explains the static state of this war.

The caveat is that more zeros do nothing for our comprehension of the scale. That's the problem because most people can't comprehend how evolution is even possible. We just don't have a mental model for a trillion, it's all the same to us after a certain threshold.

You'd absolutely get detained by authorities in Ukraine or Russia for sharing consequences of airstrikes on critical infrastructure. I'm sure other countries would do the same (not that it's good).

And MacBooks also have a better display and build quality. Like, touchpad is still hit or miss on any non-Apple device.

But I don’t think anyone “feeling uneasy” should be an argument once the ethical concerns have been considered and experiment has been approved.