Lars Erik BraatveitMar 4
C J Silverio

you want blog post?

you get blog post.

https://blog.ceejbot.com/posts/future-shock/

Future shock – Ceejbot's notes

Software development in the age of gen AI

Mar 4 at 4:38amWeb
Show threadWaiderMar 4
@ceejbot we get signal! Main screen turn on!
Show threadWaiderMar 4
@ceejbot did a quick skim and saw the “bicycle” comment. Now I’m intrigued and will have a pressing need to squirrel myself away somewhere in the office for $reading_time minutes this morning.
Show threadWaiderMar 4
@ceejbot that’s an excellent read. I will need to read it again because _of course_ when I was 60% through the ol’ executive disfunction started spawning threads and distracted me a bit, but it’s given me food for thought which is really all I ask from writing.
Show threadBen CoxMar 4
@ceejbot Motorcycle of the mind?
Show threadYes, *that* dawn personMar 4

@ben @ceejbot A motorcycle requires skill to drive but it has its own engine. A non-assistive bicycle, you provide both skill and motive force.

I mean, yeah I know motorcycle piloting takes stamina and strength beyond a car, but for me the bicycle is a more effective metaphor.

Show threadC J SilverioMar 5
@thatdawnperson @ben I love the bicycle metaphor so much. You have to provide the motive power, but the gears amplify it. You have to choose a direction! Intention and drive still come from the human; the tool is still only a tool no matter how much mythic power we ascribe to it.
Show threadEli the BeardedMar 4

@ceejbot

I just read "Future Shock" book, and my biggest takeaway from it is that it predicts the rise of science-fearing fascists by no one making any effort to address the effects of massive change across everything.

Show threadOwen MeheganMar 5

@ceejbot the English major in me loves that the bicycle metaphor is woven through the whole thing, and then in the very last line you're like, "Now whip out your guitar and shred!!!"

OK OK there's an amplifier metaphor in there as well. I get it.

I loved this, thank you for taking the time to prepare it, to give it, and to share it. I've already waved it at the people I work with.

Show threadC J SilverioMar 5

@literatesavant :D :D :D

I felt like being ABSURD at the end, I don't know why.

Sometimes I like breaking rules.

Show threadGraham SleightMar 5
@ceejbot Belatedly: hooray!
Show threadOwen MeheganMar 5
@ceejbot feedback from one of my colleagues: "Amazing read. A fantastic articulation of how I feel about it all that's written better than I could ever manage. I hope this gets all the attention it deserves."
Show threadC J SilverioMar 7
@literatesavant Thank your colleague for me! Much appreciated <3
Show threadPiotr SmyrakMar 9
@ceejbot Is it just me, or the subject is a reference to Alvin's Toffler book?
Show threadC J SilverioMar 10
@piero It is indeed a reference to that, as I explain a short ways in!