This is a part of it, but I also feel like a Luddite (the historical meaning, not the derogatory slang).

I do use these tools, clearly see their potential, and know full well where this is going: capital is devaluing labor. My skills will become worthless. Maybe GP is right that at first only skilled developers can wield them to full effect, but it's obviously not going to stop there.

If I could destroy these things - as the Luddites tried - I would do so, but that's obviously impossible.

For now I'm forced to use them to stay relevant, and simply hope I can hold on to some kind of employment long enough to retire (or switch careers).

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visarga an hour ago | parent | next [-]

> know full well where this is going: capital is devaluing labor

But now you too can access AI labor. You can use it for yourself directly.

	▲	UtopiaPunk 11 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Kind of. But the outcomes likely do not benefit the masses. People "accessing AI labor" is just a race to the bottom. Maybe some new tools get made or small businesses get off the ground, but ultimately this "AI labor" is a machine that is owned by capitalists. They dictate its use, and they will give or deny people access to the machine as it benefits them. Maybe they get the masses dependent on AI tools that are currently either free or underpriced, as alternatives to AI wither away unable to compete on cost, then the prices are raised or the product enshittified. Or maybe AI will be massively useful to the surveillance state and data brokers. Maybe AI will simply replace a large percentage of human labor in large corporations, leading to mass unemployment. I don't fault anyone for trying to find opportunities to provide for themselves and loved ones in this moment by using AI to make a thing. But don't fool yourself into thinking that the AI labor is yours. The capitalists own it, not us.

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jonas21 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> If I could destroy these things - as the Luddites tried - I would do so, but that's obviously impossible.

Certainly, you must realize how much worse life would be for all of us had the Luddites succeeded.

	▲	toprerules 40 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		If the human race is wiped out by global warming I'm not so sure I would agree with this statement. Technology rarely fails to have downsides that are only discovered in hindsight IMO.

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Der_Einzige 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The historical luddites are literally the human death drive externalized. Reject them and all of their garbage ideas with extreme prejudice.

Related, the word “meritocracy” was coined in a book which was extremely critical of the whole concept. AI thankfully destroys it. Good riddance, don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_of_the_Meritocracy

	▲	mbgerring an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		You can reject the ideas in the aggregate. Regardless, for the individual, your skills are being devalued, and what used to be a reliable livelihood tied to a real craft is going to disappear within a decade or so. Best of luck
	▲	takklob 19 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I bet you’re one of the same dumbasses who fell hook, line and sinker for the cold fusion fraud a few years back lmao.