[cat_plus_plus]

It's the latest form of elitism - like in less sunny countries it's fashionable to be tanned because it means you are rich enough to have time to hang around on the beach while in sunny countries it's fashionable to be light skinned because you are rich enough that you don't have to work in the sun. Disdain for AI is a luxury belief of those who are either talented enough to draw / write / code without or are wealthy enough to not have to.

[mrbungie]

Is it though? I thought elite engineers needed to consume billions of tokens monthly and/or pay >100 USD subscriptions to AI tools to realize their potential.

[aydenp]

We're calling skills a 'luxury' now? Doing actual work to learn things?

[add-sub-mul-div]

This place sure lost interest in meritocracy fast once mediocrity became available to everyone.

[bell-cot]

> Disdain for AI is a luxury belief ...

Or a belief of those scared that an imploding "AI" bubble will ruin their financial futures. Or just that most of the humans in their own white collar professions will be replaced by AI's.

[cat_plus_plus]

What should people who can't afford to hire a white collar professional do?