Keep in mind that Steve has LLMs write his posts on that blog. Things said there may not reflect his actual thoughts on the subject(s) at hand.

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square_usual 6 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I've been reading Steve's posts for quite literally a decade now and I don't think his new posts are so meaningfully different from the old ones that he's not at the wheel any more. Besides, his twitter posts often double down on what he's writing in the blog, and it's doubtful he's not writing those.

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gozzoo 12 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There is no way for this to be true. I read his book about vibe coding and it is obvoius that it has significant LLM contribution. His blog posts though are funy and controversial, and have bad jokes, and he jumps from topic to topic. Ha has had this style like 10+ years before LLMs came around.

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joshstrange 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Keep in mind that Steve has LLMs write his posts on that blog.

Ok, I can accept that, it's a choice.

> Things said there may not reflect his actual thoughts on the subject(s) at hand.

Nope, you don't get to have it both ways. LLMs are just tools, there is always a human behind them and that human is responsible for what they let the LLM do/say/post/etc.

We have seen the hell that comes from playing the "They said that but they don't mean it" or "It's just a joke" (re: Trump), I'm not a fan of whitewashing with LLMs.

This is not an anti or pro Gas Town comment, just a comment on giving people a pass because they used an LLM.

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idle_zealot 22 minutes ago | parent [-]

Do you read that as giving him a pass? I read it as more of a condemnation. If you have an LLM write "your" blog posts then of course their content doesn't represent your thoughts. Discussing the contents of the post then is pointless, and we can disregard it entirely. Separately we can talk about what the person's actual views might be, using the fact that he has a machine generate his blog posts as a clue. I'm not sure I buy that the post was meaningfully LLM-generated though.

The same approach actually applies to Trump and other liars. You can't take anything they say as truth or serious intent on its own; they're not engaging in good faith. You can remove yourself one step and attempt to analyze why they say what they do, and from there get at what to take seriously and what to disregard.

In Steve's case, my interpretation is that he's extremely bullish on AI and sees his setup or something similar as the inevitable future, but he sprinkles in silly warnings to lampshade criticism. That's how the two messages of "this isn't serious" and "this is the future or software development" co-exist. The first is largely just a cover and an admission this his particular project is a mess. Note that this interpretation assumes that the contents of the blog post in question were largely written by him, even if LLM assistance was used.

	▲	joshstrange 18 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Hmm, maybe I read the original comment wrong then? I did read it as "You can't blame him, that might not even be what he thinks" and my stance is "He posted it on his blog, directly or indirectly, what else am I supposed to think?". I agree with you on Steve's case, and I have no ill will towards him. Mostly it was just me trying to "stomp" on giving him a pass, but, as you point out, that may not have been what the original commenter meant.

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usefulcat 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There's a rather fine line between "don't believe everything you read" and "don't believe anything you read". At least in this case.

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jauntywundrkind 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Is this confirmed true? Yegge has a very very long history of writing absurdly long posts / rants.

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WesolyKubeczek 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Back in the day they used to be coherent.

	▲	square_usual 7 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Not much more than his recent posts, no.