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at least I get to solve fun puzzles

2026-02-26 16:43:16.911526+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

This MeFi comment from caviar2d2. So much good in it, but:

So with AI entering the picture the worldview of your average programmer goes from "I don't love this company and the business part of it, but at least I get to solve fun puzzles" to "oh, I don't get to solve the puzzles anymore, what the hell is this all about" and a sudden reckoning with what a moral stain it is to be writing code...

and:

My wife put it really well over drinks last week:

"AI turns idiots in the workplace from a distraction into a menace." Every now seems as smart as everyone else unless you lock them in a Faraday cage and force them to explain themselves. And the smart people are getting dumber every day.

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