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>> Yeah. Exactly the same as there should never be an “artisan era” for chairs, tables, buildings, etc. That's funny you bring up those examples, because they
by enraged_camel 9mo ago
>> Yeah. Exactly the same as there should never be an “artisan era” for chairs, tables, buildings, etc.
That's funny you bring up those examples, because they have all moved on to the mass manufacturing era. You can still get artisan quality stuff but it typically costs a lot more and there's a lot less of it. Which is why mass-manufacturing won. Same is going to happen with software. LLMs are just the beginning.
- fragmede 9mo agoDid you get the Eames version of Windows, or a knockoff?
- enraged_camel 9mo agoWindows was probably the worst example you could use in this context!
- frizlab 9mo agoOh no, but I know! And it is indeed terrible. I live in a city where there are new houses being built. They are ugly. Meanwhile, the ones that exist since a long time ago have charm and feel homely. I don’t know, I‘m probably just a regular old man yelling at clouds, but I still think we’re going in the wrong direction. For pretty much everything. And for what? Money. Yay! Hugh.
- scubbo 9mo agoYou're continuing to make good arguments for why mass-production should exist _alongside_ artisanal craftsmanship. Broad availability of housing which is functional, albeit of questionable aesthetic appeal, is a good thing to improve housing availability[0]; and also it is a good thing for (fewer) well-built, charming, individual homes to be available for those who want to spend more and to get more. [0] I'm extremely aware that there are other contributing factors to housing shortages. Tax Billionaires, etc. My metaphor still works despite not being total.