If you are a parent, you know that feeling when your child is struggling with something and gets frustrated, but you keep silent and don't help because you know that the child has to figure this out by themselves. That's the same feeling I get when I hear all those doom and gloom perspectives on how AI is ruining coding :D

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lagrange77 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

What is your perspective on the matter from a parent point of view?

	▲	bronlund an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I think an humble and open mind is essential. I think that we reap what we sow, but also that struggle makes us robust. I try to explain stuff to my kids, to the best of my ability, but give them room to make their own conclusions. As an old fart, there is a limit to how relevant my world will be to them - and I have to acknowledge that. Change is scary and not always for the better, but in my humble opinion; we have nothing to lose and everything to gain. I, For One, Welcome Our New AI Overlords :]

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ssrshh 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Not condescending at all

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bronlund 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

My children are on their own journey and I’m just trying to be supportive. I don’t measure their worth by how much they agree or understand my perspective.

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simmerup 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Maybe being around children is giving you a false sense of superiority

	▲	bronlund an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Relax. It’s going to be okey :)

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archagon 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

For some reason, AI boosters can't help but condescend. I've never seen this with the rollout of any other technology. It's like this stuff immediately becomes a core part of their personality.

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bronlund an hour ago | parent [-]

I agree that this new thing is polarizing, but as with the rollout of any groundbreaking technology, the ones looking backwards is just going to be left behind.

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archagon an hour ago | parent [-]

As I see it, the only reason to make such a bold claim (as opposed to just doing what you do and seeing how things shake out) is insecurity. Especially if you’re condescending about it.

	▲	bronlund 44 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		This discussion is not new. Books was criticized for being addictive and antisocial. TV for rotting our brains. And even if there are some truths to these claims, I do appreciate both. If you want to be passive aggressive without AI, the more tokens there is for the rest of us ;)