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You sound exactly like that turkey from Nassim Taleb's books that came to the conclusion that the purpose of human beings is to make turkeys very happy with lot

by abraxas 11mo ago

You sound exactly like that turkey from Nassim Taleb's books that came to the conclusion that the purpose of human beings is to make turkeys very happy with lots of food and breeding opportunities. And the turkey's thesis gets validated perfectly every day he wakes up to a delicious fatty meal. Until Thanksgiving.

lxgr 11mo ago
Unlike the turkeys, they seem rather self aware about it.
- dugidugout 11mo ago
  I'm sure, given the means, the Turkey could have written some convincing prose about their delicious fatty meal.
ragazzina 11mo ago
The turkey story predates Nassim Taleb books by decades.
theonething 11mo ago
Your comment is hyperbolic fear mongering dressed up in a cutesie story. Our industry is being disrupted by AI. What industry in history has not been disrupted by technological progression? It's called life. And those that can adapt to life changing will continue to thrive. And those who can't will get left behind. There is no wholesale turkey slaughter.
- dugidugout 11mo ago
  If you read the grand parent, they seem to be denying a disruption is taking place industry wide. The adage was used to illustrate how complacency is blinded by the very conditions that enable it, and while this is unfalsifiable and not very conducive to discussion, "fear mongering" is a bit rich to levy. Further: > Our industry is being disrupted by AI... No wholesale turkey slaughter. Is an entirely different position than the GP who is essentially betting on AI producing more jobs for hackers, which surely won't be so simple.
  - theonething 11mo ago
    > GP who is essentially betting on AI producing more jobs for hackers I'm not clear on the point you're trying to make. My comment was in response to dugidugout's analogy. If I understand their analogy correctly, developers are the well fed turkeys and one Thanksgiving day, we're all getting slaughtered. That is not hyperbole and fear mongering to you?
    - dugidugout 11mo ago
      Sorry to confuse the thread. I meant to point to the original comment (embedding-shape), but blindly labeled them GP. We share understanding of their analogy, but differ in the inferred application. I took it as the well fed turkeys are "developers who deny AI will disrupt their industry", not "developers" as a whole.

by abraxas 11mo ago

lxgr 11mo ago

Unlike the turkeys, they seem rather self aware about it.

dugidugout 11mo ago
I'm sure, given the means, the Turkey could have written some convincing prose about their delicious fatty meal.

ragazzina 11mo ago

The turkey story predates Nassim Taleb books by decades.

theonething 11mo ago

Your comment is hyperbolic fear mongering dressed up in a cutesie story. Our industry is being disrupted by AI. What industry in history has not been disrupted by technological progression? It's called life. And those that can adapt to life changing will continue to thrive. And those who can't will get left behind. There is no wholesale turkey slaughter.

dugidugout 11mo ago
If you read the grand parent, they seem to be denying a disruption is taking place industry wide. The adage was used to illustrate how complacency is blinded by the very conditions that enable it, and while this is unfalsifiable and not very conducive to discussion, "fear mongering" is a bit rich to levy. Further: > Our industry is being disrupted by AI... No wholesale turkey slaughter. Is an entirely different position than the GP who is essentially betting on AI producing more jobs for hackers, which surely won't be so simple.
- theonething 11mo ago
  > GP who is essentially betting on AI producing more jobs for hackers I'm not clear on the point you're trying to make. My comment was in response to dugidugout's analogy. If I understand their analogy correctly, developers are the well fed turkeys and one Thanksgiving day, we're all getting slaughtered. That is not hyperbole and fear mongering to you?
  - dugidugout 11mo ago
    Sorry to confuse the thread. I meant to point to the original comment (embedding-shape), but blindly labeled them GP. We share understanding of their analogy, but differ in the inferred application. I took it as the well fed turkeys are "developers who deny AI will disrupt their industry", not "developers" as a whole.