Fireworks affects others: fire danger, noise, lack of post-celebration cleanup. I've seen trash and unlit fireworks left in school yards that had kids coming in for summer school.
If people were more respectful with fireworks, this wouldn't be a polarizing opinion. Yet, here we are.
The monetary advantages gained by AI are not going to the lower class, but rather a small group of wealthy people. Meanwhile data centers cause disruption in energy prices, water, and real estate for the lower class.
Thus, economic inequality leads to backslide of democracy:
Bold claim to say "no signs" based on non-contextual numbers. I think I recall somewhere that most jobs added were in healthcare.
>> The May jobs report reinforced this with nonfarm payrolls jumping by 172,000, confirming that there are no signs of workers being replaced by ChatGPT.
>> Per the report, the package of tax breaks and incentives was achieved through local officials bound by nondisclosure agreements, quietly struck legislative deals, and parliamentary sleight of hand to avoid public scrutiny of the deal.
>> So the residents of Richland Parish did not have much of a heads-up on what was coming.
No voting, no public interests, only closed-door politics.
>> The computers will come for all of our jobs eventually, but those of us who refuse or decline to embrace the most powerful creative tools we’ve ever been given will be the first to fall.
It's being mandated by almost all companies. We're forced to use it, whether it produces good results or not. I can change a one-line code faster than Claude Code can, as long as I understand the code. Someday, I'll lose understanding of the code, because I didn't write it. What am I embracing?
>> But AI has sucked the joy of the craft even in my free time.
I agree, and you are not alone. Those who love the craft of programming are forced into a weird situation, and that's where AI sucks away soul.
Perspective and patience changes many things. Work on altering perception by taking workshops, classes, volunteering, reading, poetry, etc. Whatever as long as it's something you haven't experienced before.
Also, I think it's okay to work on your own projects without AI slop-coding. This is how we learn, by doing. There is still expertise to be gained.
A family member recently died from this. It was gut-wrenching to watch the fast decay of life happen, once full of life, then death, with three years. I donated to find a cure.
I'm glad it has helped you. I've used it for some mild life experiences, but I am suspicious about sharing deep emotional experiences with a private company that stores everything. I wonder if creating a throw-away account would offer more anonymity.