It sounds a bit like people are trending to the software version of sustenance farming not realizing that what drove society forward is compounding impact efficiency.
Sure everyone could build their own XYZ with AI, but unless that has comparable economies of scale, everyone really doing so is gonna set us back.
imho.
This. Working with a mac again feels so limiting and the amount of stupid UX is actively hurting my productivity. Sure can be just practice, but the ability to customize my Linux machine exactly to how I like to work was so powerful.
There are also what I would call bugs that I don't understand how they are a thing.
Like how window/desktop switching is slow to change app focus.
I have the same annoyance with random companies advertising lifetime warranties.
Not only are they rarely really granted, but also are they only for the lifetime of the company...
Sure everyone could build their own XYZ with AI, but unless that has comparable economies of scale, everyone really doing so is gonna set us back. imho.