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I'm Archiving Picocrypt

https://github.com/Picocrypt/Picocrypt/issues/134
74•jaden•3h ago

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MarkusQ•2h ago
Wow.

That was strangely...something. Simultaneously not what I expected and yet just nailing the vibe of vibe slop frustration.

AndyNemmity•1h ago
yep, it's a very old internet response, something you rarely see now. creative and interesting, in a meta sense.
schmookeeg•1h ago
I am thinking of that quotation that said [paraphrasing] "90% of my skills went to $0, but the other 10% are now worth 1000x"

This LLM-fuelled rant/departure is a thought-provoking expression of frustration from someone who focused on the 90%, not the 10% -- namely someone willing to handcraft software like an artisan.

I think we're in the mass-production era for code and nobody wants a hand-crafted anything anymore. Automated and mass-produced please. "Quantity has a quality all its own"

AndyNemmity•1h ago
I think if you believe that 90% of skills went to 0% but the other 10% are worth 1000x, that makes sense.

But even if that's true, the 1000x is going to go to far fewer humans. Maybe you're in the lucky % saved, but a lot of people won't be.

It's interesting to consider. I don't have any takes one way or the other, I'm just observing. I have no idea how all of this works out.

nurettin•1h ago
LLMs are glorified "LMGTFY" tools. AI assistance doesn't make people experts at anything. Some genz vibe coder isn't getting your job guys calm the heck down.
sky2224•1h ago
I think this is just a bit doomerish honestly.

Yes, the AI hype is real, and yes there's a desire to cut costs by using AI within companies. However, I think the maintainer (Evan Su) has a bit of a narrow view on this matter. Evan is still a student in university.

This doesn't mean his perspective or opinion should be disregarded, it's more just I think he's declaring quite a career defining absolute for himself before really having a solid foot in the industry. Frankly, this rant seems kind of fueled by intense doom-scrolling on linkedin rather than by first hand experience.

hkt•25m ago
To be fair, the job market is terrible. Not nearly as attributable to AI as people think, I suspect - I'd pin it on interest rates. Still, I'd consider other things if I had anywhere to go and he's not made a bad choice.

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