Re:Hacker News, Sans AI
by andrewjf on Friday June 05, 2026 @06:18PM
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I agree with you, but haven't really left yet since there's still a good amount of discourse outside AI related topics. Seems a significant amount of contributors here are all to eager to fall over themselves putting themselves, their juniors, children, and colleagues out of work, long term.
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My personal stance is that the genie is out of the bottle, and there's likely no putting it back. Kind of like nuclear weapons: I wish they didn't exist, but since they do I'd rather be on the side that has them.
Honestly it's an incredible technology the likes of which I never thought I would see in my lifetime. It's definitely not perfect, but it is improving at a frightening pace. Some days I am optimistic for how it might shape the future, and other days I am scared.
If goverments wanted to make a credible effort to limit how they are used, I would support that. But I'm not terribly optimistic that can or will happen.
Re:Hacker News, Sans AI
by PaulDavisThe1st on Friday June 05, 2026 @08:12PM
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How a post about "Hacker News, Sans AI" became about .... AI !
Re:Hacker News, Sans AI
by classified on Saturday June 06, 2026 @02:12AM
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Distinction is perfect continence.
> Kind of like nuclear weapons
True, but you're not being bombarded 24/7 with irrelevant -- and most likely false -- information about nuclear weapons.
TBH, I'm mostly here out of spite at this point. It's unhealthy but I can't seem to stop rage-reading.
Re:Hacker News, Sans AI
by dijksterhuis on Sunday June 07, 2026 @11:00AM
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urgh, i'm with you on this. i need to stop, but i can't for some reason.