[refulgentis]

Not OP, not sure what you mean but curious.

- Snark?

- Is "the issue" that anyone who claims any productivity gain is using magical thinking?

- How does the linked article "deal with" "the issue"?

- What title did they mention?

- What did they link to that has that title?

> Edit: SimonW? Really? I didn’t see the name but I didn’t expect you to be like that.

Like what? I think you're getting a bit emotional & personal here, I don't read anything remotely inappropriate into Simon's comment. Been here 15 years. OP's was odd for HN in that it admits 0 argument: if you think you have productivity gains, it's magical thinking.

[ofjcihen]

So I understand how people can get emotional about this topic but really quick let’s calm down and reevaluate what I said.

My comment was in response to Simon’s reply to a user who posted an article. The title of the article they posted addresses magical thinking in AI.

Now whether that’s an opinion you share or not is not the point. Simon responded as if the user was only calling any perceived gains from AI as magical thinking which is not the case.

I’ll let you come back to that when you feel like it. Altogether, though it’s just disappointing to see someone who’s work I read often jumping to an emotional response when it’s not warranted.

[fragmede]

Never meet your heros. Then again, if the worst is a bit of emotionally charged snark, of which we are all guilty of at some point, I think I'll live.

[ofjcihen]

Very true and to be fair Simon’s response with his perspective is valid and understandable.