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segmondy • today at 8:08 PM • 5 replies • view on HN

Aww shucks, it sucks to see folks you admire get old and age out with tech. I see where Rich is coming from, but AI is a tool, as well as an automation.

By his definition, we could argue that a catapult or bow and arrow are not tools or perhaps it's based on the user, many people will not find them predictable and reliable without serious practice. Likewise the same with LLM


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dnemmers • today at 8:28 PM

From your profile you are "I'm all in on GenAI", could this be clouding what advice you find useful?

bigstrat2003 • today at 8:26 PM

> Aww shucks, it sucks to see folks you admire get old and age out with tech.

The vast majority of the time, old people whom the young think are "out of touch" are actually speaking from hard-won experience. Ignore them at your peril, because they are usually correct and the young are usually wrong.

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dgellow • today at 8:24 PM

On the other hand I’m glad to be on the same side as people I admire like Gary Marcus, Rich Hickey, and Cal Newport

27183 • today at 9:39 PM

Disgusting sentiment. Be better than that.

mpalmer • today at 8:50 PM

    By his definition, we could argue that a catapult or bow and arrow are not tools
Uh no, not based on his definition. Catapult and bows are simple. You can evaluate the result of using these tool instantly, and the corresponding adjustment is something you have to make, because you are wielding the tool. This is what he means by "wielding".

Compare and contrast with complaining to an LLM that "the margins look wrong".