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It just really sucks that so many free software tools from the kernel and compilers up are rapidly reconfiguring themselves in service to slop generators.
I am so grateful for the effort people are putting to create human-centred forks.
But one thing I do think about a lot is the mental toll of constantly chasing a compromised version of someone else's vision v.s. pursuing new ideas.
The whole thing just feels like ddos on the attention of people who should be working on bigger things.
@sarahjamielewis
Why does it bother people so much how developers write the software they use?
Not discounting, of course, the literal ddos from the ai scrapers that I am pretty sure has consumed a significant portion of free software mindshare over the last 6+ years.
@sarahjamielewis DDoS is exactly how I would describe the majority of things LLMs do.
The merde requests and confabulated vulnerabilities and exposures DDoS people's short term thinking.
The sloppening DDoS's people's long term thinking.
The crawlers DDoS websites people need
The slop and inserted presence of the chat bot DDoS the use of search engines and interpersonal communications (especially in public forums)
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@sarahjamielewis Yes! A ddos on human attention really resonates with me on many fronts.