Compare and contrast.
"Code's Worst Enemy" by Steve Yegge (2007):
https://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2007/12/codes-worst-enemy.html
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"The AI Vampire" by Steve Yegge (2026):
https://steve-yegge.medium.com/the-ai-vampire-eda6e4f07163
The first is about tools that create more code than we can manage, so we make tools to handle the code our tools create.
The second boosts AI.
@raganwald Pretty stunning isn't it? I like the @cstross's "reverse centaur" nomenclature, it resonates more. People worked slaves until they died. Because they could. And firms will attempt to work their employees until they burn out, because they can. What fascinates me is the light that AI shines on this aspect of work.
@ChuckMcManis @raganwald Please do not attribute @pluralistic's excellent coinage to me!
@cstross @raganwald @pluralistic My apologies! Especially to Cory!
@cstross I should have noticed that the attribution was mispecunious!