> If you doubt this, ask yourself the work of which contemporary novelist, poet, composer, or painter you are eagerly awaiting. I’ll pause here a moment while you fail to find any.
I don't want to use the term "gatekeeping" here, but this type of posture on a topic as subjective as personal preferences is quite odd. While the author thinks they're "making a pause while you fail to find any", I'm here coming up with examples of contemporary creators that I can't wait for them to release their new stuff. (In painting, writing, and cinema).
I don't consider we're in a "low state" as described, but I think we may be coming at this from different definitions about what low state means.
> "America's global brain drain might have been the single most effective strategy"
The website has a section titled "Bring your AI Skills to the U.S.", and then a button with this label "Learn about pathways to work in the U.S.".
This is very encouraging. And it reminded me of Eric Schmidt's recommendation on this topic [1], which was published on the final report of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence:
Chapter 10. Page 178:
"Nations that can successfully attract and retain highly skilled individuals gain strategic and economic advantages over competitors." [...] "Unfortunately, international students in the United States are increasingly choosing to study in other countries or return home. One reason is the growing backlog of green card petitions. Indian immigrants face a particularly long wait. Many will spend decades on constrictive work visas waiting to receive their green cards, hindering both the technology sector’s ability to recruit talent and Indian immigrants’ quality of life."
The report recommends to focus on building better Immigration Policies. Maybe this .gov initiative listened to the advice from the report.
TL;DR: One blog post I wrote had a big impact on me getting a job opportunity in the US.
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I grew up and lived in México most of my life.
Back in 2014 I was a consultant working in Accenture México. One weekend I wrote a UX analysis of the "Settings" screen in mobile platforms, and I posted it on my personal site. (Long lost, but reposted [here](https://72mena.com/the-ux-of-mobile-settings/)).
I don't know how it happened, but after a few weeks of no traction, it suddenly got a ton of traffic and my site went down.
One year later I was interviewing for a contractor role that required relocation to the US. My last interviewer (and decision maker) mentioned to me something along these lines: "hey, I saw your name and it reminded me about your "UX of Mobile Settings" article, I remember reading it and I liked a lot the analysis you did."
I suspect this article (with all its flaws and broken English) had a big impact on me getting the UX position I was applying for, which made me relocate to the US.
From an engineering perspective, the entire project is genuinely useful:
It serves as a fantastic example of applied ingenuity. It's inspiring in fun ways, especially for the younger audience. It shows the value of prototyping, craftsmanship, DIY skills, and not taking things too seriously (key for trying new things).
Not to make this sound too grandiose, but I'm confident some children watching this guy will become engineers because they were inspired to build stuff. It is educational, and thinking "I'd love to see him put this much effort into something genuinely useful" seems to be missing the point on how useful this type of content is.
Question related to this:
Is there a tool out there that let's you spin a Medium-like text editor for your personal site? Curious to hear about HN's recommendation about whether a tool like this exists or if someone has considered building one.
> Once they figure out how to animate this stuff, it puts the movie industry out of business.
I'm also intrigued about the potential of AI-generated animation.
However, I don't think the industry would be "out of business", but rather they would simply evolve into a new phase. The established movie industry will most likely have access to the most expensive and performant AI models to make short and long form animations, which would be time and cost prohibiting for hobbyists.
I don't want to use the term "gatekeeping" here, but this type of posture on a topic as subjective as personal preferences is quite odd. While the author thinks they're "making a pause while you fail to find any", I'm here coming up with examples of contemporary creators that I can't wait for them to release their new stuff. (In painting, writing, and cinema).
I don't consider we're in a "low state" as described, but I think we may be coming at this from different definitions about what low state means.