| ▲ | nxc18 2 hours ago | |
There’s an interesting economic point to be made about the specialization of labor and the benefits that arise from that. Just like it is more efficient to have a food system than to have everyone feed themselves from their backyard (if they have one), maybe someday people will realize that it will be more efficient to build things once and re-use. Similarly, every argument for “AI makes it cheaper so we can do it now” falls apart under “AI also makes it cheaper to not do it”. | ||
| ▲ | applfanboysbgon 35 minutes ago | parent [-] | |
https://danluu.com/nothing-works/ The problem, and this calculus predates AI, is that it's ~impossible to actually buy something that works. If a competent team wants it done right, they usually have to do it themselves, because despite the advantages of specialization, the market is woefully inefficient and mostly selects for people who specialize in marketing over people who specialize in creating good software. | ||