My friends all hate AI; I just joined an AI startup

Re:My friends all hate AI; I just joined an AI startup by threethirtytwo on Monday August 17, 2026 @07:55PM (#49339331)

I think the thing people can't face is that it makes our lives worse not because it's worse than us.

It makes our lives worse because it is better. It is superior. And our lives are worse because it is actively replacing us and we are actively trying to keep up with it.

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Re:My friends all hate AI; I just joined an AI startup by centuryfall on Monday August 17, 2026 @07:56PM (#49339340)

Better at what?

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Re:My friends all hate AI; I just joined an AI startup by threethirtytwo on Monday August 17, 2026 @08:00PM (#49339368)

many things. Like coding, for example.

Try rewriting bun in rust.

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Re:My friends all hate AI; I just joined an AI startup by ultrarunner on Monday August 17, 2026 @09:18PM (#49339940)

Currently: generating hype at a lower cost without emotion. Is the product itself better? Often no. But salaries have a large weight in the consideration, and hype corroborates the choice.

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Re:My friends all hate AI; I just joined an AI startup by threethirtytwo on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @03:37AM (#49342616)

wishful thinking.

If the hype wasn't real why have people stopped coding by hand? People like you are delusional. The hype is real.

Now, that being said there is something to be said about AI making your life easier. It's not making your life easier. It's upping your output by 10x but it's also upping the demand for output by 10x.

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