Kinda hate the idea that all tech development is "progress", particularly with AI stuff. Sometimes tech makes life worse, and it's not "being a luddite" to believe that.
@Ciaraioch Software engineers have a not-actually-a-joke: "How do you get started in woodwork? Spend ten years as a software engineer then give in to the overwhelming urge to quit the world and go live in the woods".
Seeing how the sausage is made is a remarkably effective cure for thinking "new" always means "improved"
@Ciaraioch I've been a software engineer for 25 years.
@markdennehy Gorgeous!
@Ciaraioch thank you! Product of a burned-out mind!