Mastodawn

> Any discussion between the two of them that brings these incompatible sets of values into tension is going to end up in some kind of argument that neither side will concede. And who would expect them to? These are the very foundations of their personalities.

I’m enjoying this piece a lot. About two-thirds in. Still not sure how it’s going to finish.

https://www.scottsmitelli.com/articles/you-dont-have-to/

You don't have to if you don't want to.

"In the year 5555, your arms are hangin' limp at your sides, your legs got nothing to do, some machine doin' that for you." Zager and Evans sang these words in 1969. Now, thirty-five centuries ahead of schedule, it's never been easier to tell the world "I didn't care about this and I don't care about you."

Scott Smitelli

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Raphael Mar 7

@carlton 3D printing analogy is great.

3D printing is useless in plenty of domains. There are places where it has become useful thanks to advances in techniques! But still… you see a lot of people 3d printing out things that could have just been some small planks glued together (in much less time)

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Raphael

@carlton this sort of “well I have my hammer and this is nail shaped” behavior is so prevalent with AI stuff. Like people spending hours trying to get the tool to do all the steps, and when I open the box it takes me 3 minutes to resolve.