coinfusedMar 20

I'm OK being left behind, thanks

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/03/im-ok-being-left-behind-thanks/

I'm OK being left behind, thanks!

Many years ago, someone tried to get me into cryptocurrencies. "They're the future of money!" they said. I replied saying that I'd rather wait until they were more useful, less volatile, easier to use, and utterly reliable. "You don't want to get left behind, do you?" They countered. That struck me as a bizarre sentiment. What is there to be left behind from? If BitCoin (or whatever) is going…

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Feels like a false equivalency. It's just my experience, but I've completely ignored crypto and the metaverse, and I don't get the sense I'm missing out on much.
In contrast, LLMs in their current state have (for me) dramatically reduced the distance between an idea and a working implementation, which has been legitimately transformative in my software dev life. Transformative for the better? Time will tell I suppose, but I'm really enjoying it so far.
Mar 20 at 1:57pmWeb
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> Transformative for the better? Time will tell I suppose

That's the point of the blog post. If you can't even say right now whether it's for the better, then there's no reason to rush in.