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by nicbou 1y ago
Until it starves out the websites and communities that provide the training data.
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I find the writing style grating. It’s like a LinkedIn post or a transcript of a viral TikTok.
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The information is used to build monopolies that strangle the independent web.
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See my other comments. You learn an awful lot selling your skills as a freelancer.
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by nicbou 1y ago
That's a tough question. My policy was to never compete on price. The cheapest clients are also the most demanding. I priced per project because the scope was small and it let me charge much more per hour. It was fun earning 50-100 CAD
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That would have been around 2015
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What a nice analogy!
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I got my last job in 2018, so treat this as outdated advice. I git my start making websites for small businesses. Then I got more complex projects, and eventually contracts as a web developer. Then I started university and had to pause all
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I am Canadian. Call it an internship or an entry-level job. In the end it's the same outcome: you get paid significantly less but you get a patient employer and an opportunity to learn.
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Consider the intended audience though. This is for people who are lost and need perspective and concrete steps for improving. Compared to all the "fake it 'till you make it" or "just stop caring" type of advice, it&
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You can. A few of my friends did after a career change. Also, given 4 years and $100k, there are many ways to build a resume that will get you hired. I got my start before university by building websites for people, then eventually web apps
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I think the main issue is that it uses monopolistic behaviour to press its advantage. It feels as if Google et al are scalping information from the actual producers. There is also the nonconsensual aspect of it. I make things for humans. Ju
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As I wrote in a root comment, it’s decimating the traffic of informational websites. We will lose a lot of those websites that produced high-effort, simple-conclusion information. Who will bother with in-depth reviews if someone else gets t
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I am a former software engineer. Now I run a website that helps people settle in Germany. Google AI summaries and ChatGPT have almost halved my traffic. They are a scourge on informational websites, parasites. It’s depressing to see the ind
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The best guide I have ever seen is https://succeedsocially.com/ It’s so unbelievably straightforward and useful. It’s unfortunate that I discovered it after learning everything the hard way.
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I dropped out halfway through because I had a job offer after an internship in Berlin, and working for money and exploring Europe seemed a whole lot more fun than finishing my degree back in Canada. It was the best decision I've ever m
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I mostly read digital, but I love passing books around too. Our friend circle is turning into a little library. You can also find books in public bookshelves. Give one, take one.
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What about buying used? I have this unofficial policy of buying used for frivolous purchases. The extra effort of browsing classifieds and arranging the purchase means that I must really want something before I get it. It also means that no
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Free as in beer, not as in public domain.
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It can be good as a small community of practice around a resource. It lets people share feedback and ask questions that benefit other readers. This is why I consider reinstating them on my websites.
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Well I'm one such person so you can hear it from me instead of guessing. I feel disrespected. I can also confirm that I will do a lot less of it since it's threatening the parts of my business that supported me and gave me so much
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I can't help if the Best Western plunders the honesty box in front of my house. There is no way to stop them. I hope that you understand that this is a metaphor for free labour intended for a community being exploited by big corporatio
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I got much better at trimming down the requirements and simplifying the implementation. I take longer to think things through before I sit down and start coding. I keep the scope small and tightly focused. I also got better at validating id
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This will only happen as an absolute necessity, for example if the EU threatens massive fines or the US antitrust people grow some teeth. Even then, you'll get malicious compliance. The best case scenario would be a bit like Spotify:
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What is the recommended approach here? We are going to face this problem soon as we figure out how to pay sales commissions on our product. Basically, we get an arbitrary commission from an insurer, and split it between the broker, me, and
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An early article about LLMs called it "a blurry jpeg of the web" for exactly those reasons. It's a good read.
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I write guides for a living, and my audience is largely comprised of non-native speakers. I write simply and unambiguously, and I've been told multiple times that my style seeps through my blog posts, my comments and my text messages.
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I love these sorts of posts that go against the founder and hustle culture. Loss aversion is real. I sometimes feel that it's even stronger in people who previously couldn't afford to lose, long after their fortunes have changed.
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If I gave my surplus eggs for free, I'd be annoyed if they ended up at the Best Western's buffet. These eggs were meant for my neighbours. There is a difference between working for free for your community and working for free for
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Specialty knowledge can also be a guy reviewing air purifiers with obsessive care. It can be someone writing detailed travel guides or in my case an essential resource for immigrants. There were a lot of good websites, and if you could not

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