Yes I just read it too. It appears to have been discussed here multiple times: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=bitter+lesson https://hn.algolia.com/?q=bitter+lesson

Yes I just read it too. It appears to have been discussed here multiple times: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=bitter+lesson https://hn.algolia.com/?q=bitter+lesson I'd say it has aged well and there are probably lots of new takes on it based on some of the achievements of the last 6 months. At the same time, I don't agree with it. To simplify, the opposite of "don't over-optimize" isn't "it's too complicated to understand so never try". It is thought provoking though