Americans Hate AI. Which Party Will Benefit(www.politico.com)
13 pointsby Webstir7 hours ago2 comments
  • olivierestsage3 hours ago
    Not an original sentiment, but an honest one: AI has killed the fun of technology for me. From early childhood onward, technology enthusiasm has been one of the defining aspects of my personality, affecting everything -- profession choice, hobbies, etc. Now, for the first time, that's changing.

    (The economic side of this is also turning me into an unwilling Marxist, which I think speaks to the point being made in this article. Whoever tapes into this feeling will win big.)

    • elpocko2 hours ago
      AI has rekindled the fun of technology for me. Going past the cliché of "type a prompt in 5 seconds, get results", inventing, using and mastering different workflows and approaches to create, rearrange, improvise and reinterpret images, text, sound, video, music, speech or 3d models can be incredibly fun and rewarding.

      Still, no matter how much work you put into something, ignorant haters will try and ruin it for you. That's a little depressing.

      • its-kostya7 minutes ago
        "..._mastering_ different workflows" lol

        Most tech savvy people find enjoyment in having depth and understanding of _how_ a problem is solved and that aligns with the authors stance. AI just makes it more accessible, and that's fine just makes for shallow conversations with people that "don't know why" something works. Now, if that accessibility Kindles a love of technology and forces someone to dive deeper, then right on!

        An alternative example

        Person A: "Had a fun weekend. Cooked an authentic Vietnamese meal. Made Pho.

        Person B: What proportions of spices did you use? What fish sauce or noodle do you recommend? Mine always comes out tasting off.

        Person A: Oh, I just ordered at the Vietnamese restaurant, but I described exactly what I wanted.

  • Webstir7 hours ago
    Can you hear it? That sound? The luddites are coming for you. What was once fashionable, is now distasteful. Y’all had the chance to do some good in the world, but you’re just too transfixed on “the next thing” so numbers go up whether it’s good or bad.

    Well, guess what? The worm has turned. Geeks tried, and failed, because your narrowly educated myopia can never see the big picture. Always looking no further than the screen in front of your faces.

    Good riddance to bad rubbish.

    • phil213 hours ago
      Geeks had little to do with it. The geeks and nerds and hackers built the base layer infrastructure for a few decades through the late 90s, then the money showed up and the normies took it all over.

      The geeks never had a chance, they were too busy building things for the sake of building.

      • xg1527 minutes ago
        First the normies showed up and eventually the sociopaths.

        Maybe this could be a wakeup csll for the geeks though that if they want to keep building for the sake of building, they ought to do something.