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I need a name for people who dismiss an entirely new and revolutionary class of technology without even trying it, so much so that they'll not even read about a

by stavros 10mo ago

I need a name for people who dismiss an entirely new and revolutionary class of technology without even trying it, so much so that they'll not even read about any new ideas that involve it.

imdsm 10mo ago
we call them luddites
- lsaferite 10mo ago
  I'm not entirely sure that's a fair association. The Luddites weren't against technology in general, they were fighting for their livelihoods. There very well could be a fresh luddite movement centered around the use of AI tools, but I don't think "luddite" is the right term in this specific case.
- ironbound 10mo ago
  No that was a labor issue, abusive factory owners got targeted.
dang 10mo ago
The HN guidelines include the term "curmudgeonly", which IMO is fair.
- dredmorbius 10mo ago
  I've of course seen this note many times, but am inspired to seek the word's source. "Curmudgeon" has an interesting etymology --- unknown origin though a few possibilities and false starts: <https://www.etymonline.com/word/curmudgeon https://www.etymonline.com/word/curmudgeon>
smakt 10mo ago
And I need a name for shills that handwave the whole magic thinking in a blog post and conclude with "oh my claude code pointed out correlations between atlas shrugged and steve jobs" I'm so much smarter and ready for the future that's coming. You are damn right I didn't try it out. I try things published in journals, vetted by peers, with clear explanations and instructions. On the other hand, when the tone is "It's All Magic Sprinkle(TM)" my pseudoscience alarm goes off.
- stavros 10mo ago
  Why are you reading this comment section? Nothing here has been peer reviewed. In fact, all my comments here are written by an LLM, because I can't be bothered arguing with closed-minded people.
  - smakt 10mo ago
    > Nothing here has been peer reviewed Oh but everything here is peer reviewed all right: it's sheep-reviewed. All sheep singing the same note. Where's the explosion of groundbreaking, uber-creative, world-shattering, reliable software from MagicDust LLMs that turn you into a 10x engineer? If anything, it generates a lot of noise. Tell you what: being 10x more productive with a statistical engine that will only bring out the most normal of normal solutions is the dream of the incompetent.

by stavros 10mo ago

I need a name for people who dismiss an entirely new and revolutionary class of technology without even trying it, so much so that they'll not even read about any new ideas that involve it.

imdsm 10mo ago

we call them luddites

lsaferite 10mo ago
I'm not entirely sure that's a fair association. The Luddites weren't against technology in general, they were fighting for their livelihoods. There very well could be a fresh luddite movement centered around the use of AI tools, but I don't think "luddite" is the right term in this specific case.
ironbound 10mo ago
No that was a labor issue, abusive factory owners got targeted.

dang 10mo ago

The HN guidelines include the term "curmudgeonly", which IMO is fair.

dredmorbius 10mo ago
I've of course seen this note many times, but am inspired to seek the word's source. "Curmudgeon" has an interesting etymology --- unknown origin though a few possibilities and false starts: <https://www.etymonline.com/word/curmudgeon https://www.etymonline.com/word/curmudgeon>

smakt 10mo ago

And I need a name for shills that handwave the whole magic thinking in a blog post and conclude with "oh my claude code pointed out correlations between atlas shrugged and steve jobs" I'm so much smarter and ready for the future that's coming. You are damn right I didn't try it out. I try things published in journals, vetted by peers, with clear explanations and instructions. On the other hand, when the tone is "It's All Magic Sprinkle(TM)" my pseudoscience alarm goes off.

stavros 10mo ago
Why are you reading this comment section? Nothing here has been peer reviewed. In fact, all my comments here are written by an LLM, because I can't be bothered arguing with closed-minded people.
- smakt 10mo ago
  > Nothing here has been peer reviewed Oh but everything here is peer reviewed all right: it's sheep-reviewed. All sheep singing the same note. Where's the explosion of groundbreaking, uber-creative, world-shattering, reliable software from MagicDust LLMs that turn you into a 10x engineer? If anything, it generates a lot of noise. Tell you what: being 10x more productive with a statistical engine that will only bring out the most normal of normal solutions is the dream of the incompetent.