Making software hurts now

1298715•about 1 hour ago

The pressures he cites are real but the conclusions are not.

- No one forces you to actively promote AI like Ted Ts'o or Linus. No one forces you to say "it is just a tool", "the ones that were fired were overhired during COVID" etc.

- Contributing to open source with AI is not "a gift", it is selfish, lazy and for your personal brand.

- You can oppose AI by trusted means that politicians have used for millenia. No active resistance is needed. You pretend to embrace the tech and then find unfortunate difficulties.

psionides•about 1 hour ago

> Contributing to open source with AI is not "a gift", it is selfish, lazy and for your personal brand.

Yeah you're kinda doing exactly what he's writing about

newtonianrules•about 2 hours ago

Ooof, people need to get a grip. Whether they like it or not, AI assisted development is the future. If that’s not a future you want to be a part of, open source or otherwise, find something else to do.

The trades are hiring. Maybe start a farm. Report back with how much it “hurts”.

moritzwarhier•about 2 hours ago

Don't disagree, however, the article's tone is mechanical and also sounds... let's say... fluffy to me.

AI or not, I stopped after this series of paragraphs failed to get to the point, indulging in flowery rehash of thoughts already discussed ad nauseam.

> Now, every act of giving is treated with suspicion. The gift of openness is no longer trustworthy on its own. The receivers of free software want to know how the gift came to be. Is it pure, or was it made with dirty machinery?

> In the case of the latter, some especially angry, would-be recipients won't just ignore the giver and forego the gift, they'll attack the giver with the fervor of someone who has themselves been attacked, apparently by the voluntary offer on hand.

> The anger is justified, but the target is tragically misguided

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