| ▲ | bachmeier 10 hours ago | |
That's probably true to some extent, but I'm not completely on board. > 1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. Television and calculators were in the world when I was born, but I never viewed them as "natural". TV always seemed to be a way to distract yourself from the world. > 2. Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. I was happy to get on board with the WWW, the web browser, and widespread email usage. Those were revolutionary technologies with immense values. On the other hand, I'm still not on board with text messaging, phone scrolling, or social media. If I could, I'd eliminate social media from society. > 3. Anything invented after you’re thirty-five is against the natural order of things. I'm over 50 and a strong believer in the value of the LLM. It's a work tool that I can use at work and put away when I'm at home (or not, depending on my mood). It's new and exciting and revolutionary and a move in the right direction for humanity. | ||