I am thinking of that quotation that said [paraphrasing] "90% of my skills went to $0, but the other 10% are now worth 1000x"

This LLM-fuelled rant/departure is a thought-provoking expression of frustration from someone who focused on the 90%, not the 10% -- namely someone willing to handcraft software like an artisan.

I think we're in the mass-production era for code and nobody wants a hand-crafted anything anymore. Automated and mass-produced please. "Quantity has a quality all its own"

I think if you believe that 90% of skills went to 0% but the other 10% are worth 1000x, that makes sense.

But even if that's true, the 1000x is going to go to far fewer humans. Maybe you're in the lucky % saved, but a lot of people won't be.

It's interesting to consider. I don't have any takes one way or the other, I'm just observing. I have no idea how all of this works out.

what exactly is the 90% that he focused on, and the 10% he didn't?

Is the 90% just hand crafting? I don't believe there can be no place for hand crafting things at all, because there is not any other business or human endeavor in history which has been 100% mass produced without any place for artisans in the market.

Even Automobile production has its place in the market for craftsmanship.

(income × 0 × 0.9) + (income × 1000 × 0.1) = income × 100

Really looking forwards to the 10000% pay raise

>I think we're in the mass-production era for code and nobody wants a hand-crafted anything anymore.

Not all people like IKEA furniture.

>Quantity has a quality all its own

You understand the meaning of this Stalin attributed quote?

I wouldn’t want that kind of quality in planes, cars, surgical robots, power plants etc.

I think it’s a good time to introduce fines for severe damages by software bugs.