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by heddycrow 95 days ago
Do what you want. I take it that it's a crime around hear to encourage people to not be afraid so shame on me.

It's a light-hearted reference to a quote from the Dune books/movies. I didn't mean it to invalidate your experience.

If anything, I was suggesting you take heart and be strong. But again, do whatever you think works for you.

Got to love this culture!
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r_lee 94 days ago
I didn't mean to set you off like that?

I was just making a counterpoint, because it's easy to just say "have no fear" but I think there is a real place for at least some fear, otherwise why would that feeling exist? if you get what I mean.

I try to not fear, and I try to take it easy, but I'm also privileged to live in a country where I don't need to doordash to make ends meet.

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heddycrow 94 days ago
My bad. I don't think it was you that set me off. I was just butt-hurt for getting my Herbert quote downvoted. Not your fault, I think.

On a better day, I would have spoken with greater detail about why I think that fear is misplaced in this scenario.

Short version, if fear motivates you to adapt in some way then it's useful. Absent that, even if there is a solid cause for alarm, it makes no sense and can even lead to worse outcomes.

In the context of "I'm old and have lost my desire to code, but AI re-ignited that", I don't think there's a reason to fear that would lead to a useful adaptation. I wouldn't waste my time with it.

More to the point, I don't think "there is such a hurry to get rid of devs in the first place" because of AI. Maybe I am wrong. Maybe part of me is prepping for that, too. Maybe it's real and fear is a viable option.

Regardless, my response was misplaced on you, I think. Sorry.

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r_lee 94 days ago
No problem, I hear ya.

I think it's just such a big shift in mentality, where the field is being devalued and looked down upon, and that causes uneasiness

if I could turn off my fear response, I'd do it. But it's a thing that we can't always control, so while I try to minimize it and be optimistic, it'll always lurk there, especially when headlines constantly remind you of it.

Long-term, I think we'll be fine. Nobody will tolerate a run to the bottom where everybody just makes minimum wage and then there's a high class consumer class at the top. It doesn't make sense.

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