It is possible they are correct and nothing you have written suggests otherwise.
> The people who are saying it's utterly useless is still quite large on HN.
Are these people's opinions less valid than your own? Are you angry your opinion might be a minority on this one website?
> It's just that most of them are midway through changing their story because reality is smashing them in the face.
You made this up.
> But if you're not using it you're behind.
Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man
Those of us who want to explore what people are doing have to wade through piles of comments saying the same thing, with very little difference from comment to comment.
That said, the opinion is quite valid. I think many people will continue to have no use for agents.
There's more people saying AI doesn't live up to the hype. The people who are saying it's utterly useless is still quite large on HN. It's just that most of them are midway through changing their story because reality is smashing them in the face.
>And there's plenty who worship at the altar of Claude.
I mean who doesn't use it? No one claims it's perfect or a god of code. But if you're not using it you're behind.