Arguably, AI just accelerated a trend that was already happening and was already incorrect and unsustainable beforehand. The end of it just came a lot quicker.

The idea of pull requests by anyone everywhere at any time as the default was based on the assumption that we'd only ever encounter other hackers like us. For a time, public discourse acknowledged that this wasn't exactly true, but was very busy framing it as a good thing. Because something something new perspectives, viewpoints, whatever.

Some of that framing was actually true, of course, but often happened to exist in a vacuum, pretending that reality did not exist; downplaying (sometimes to the point of actual gaslighting) the many downsides that came with reduced friction.

Which leads us back to current day, where said reality got supercharged by AI and crashed their car (currently on fire) into your living room.

I feel like we could've not went to these extremes with a bit more modesty, honesty and time. But those values weren't really compatible with our culture in the last 15+ years.

Which leaves me wondering where we will find ourselves 15+ years from now.