Why is "getting more done" so important? Isn't this an opportunity for people to reflect on _why_ they are doing things instead of just how much they can do?
I keep wondering what the ideal future state is for these people? It appears to be a frenzied battalion of agent-FTEs out interacting with other agents, spitting out mediocre thoughts, products and services at break-neck speed.
The obvious answer is that productivity = money, but as a developer myself, the recent acceleration of AI tools has instead made me much more reflective and inclined to step-back, slow down and think rather than rush forward.
saubeidl•1h ago
As AI automates more, the "value" of a single line of code drops. To stay profitable, capitalism forces you into a "frenzied" race to produce massive volume at breakneck speed.
You're effectively turned from a craftsman into a manager of machines - alienating you from the actual act of creation.
Stepping back to "think" could be argued is nothing less than you being a good Marxist - rebelling against a system that only ever asks "how much" instead of "why".
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendency_of_the_rate_of_profit...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx%27s_theory_of_alienation
aosaigh•59m ago