1. Wabbit
2. Are you claiming this is your project?

not to mention the technical debt they’re building with nobody understanding the code largely produced by AI.

Swap AI with humans and this statement continues to be true.

Sir, this is a Wendys.

Two questions for you:

1. What behavior, if any, would you consider appropriate here?
2. What have you done (other than posting hate-filled comments on Lemmy) to further your cause?

Because you want your children to learn the value and joy of creative expression? To learn the ability to solve problems – of any discipline, not just software – for themselves? To give them the ability to think critically and protect themselves in an increasingly hostile world? To feel the satisfaction and confidence boost of overcoming a difficult challenge?

It is possible to do all of this without needing to teach any coding skills whatsoever. I’d even argue that, given the current state of affairs, teaching these important and valuable life lessons in a way that does not involve software would be the greater value.

There is a difference between the lesson and the medium. The point that is being made is that software development may not be the best choice as a medium to carry these kinds of lessons going forward. Would you, during the early hay days of the printing press, want to teach your children to take pride in themselves for their hard-won excellence in manual text transcription?

the human isn’t needed at all at that point.

Yes. This is the point they were making. On the current trajectory, and very soon to boot, many tasks — like writing code — will be entirely automated. That is exactly the goal of nearly every corporate player with any skin in this game, and for better or worse, it looks like this will indeed come to pass.

What value that leaves for human endeavor and understanding in these areas is an important but entirely separate matter.

Thank you for being the adult in the room. I appreciate it even if others cannot.

It’s really disheartening to see people on here not only consistently fail to understand what is happening in the world around them, but also go on to tar and feather anyone who tries to give them an informed perspective.

Yeah, it’s a legitimately difficult situation trying to balance effective safety measures with the needs of teens and young adults to be able to participate in civil discourse. And I’ll be the first to admit that I do not have a good answer for how to handle this.

Also I’m pretty new around here but so far my experience has been that Lemmy does not strike me as a welcoming place(period) so that likely goes double for anyone with an undercooked prefrontal cortex.

While I believe this is largely correct, it does not support your conclusion.

You are assuming that the participation would need to be to the benefit of the community to be worthwhile. That’s not the case. The party which stands to benefit most is the teen themselves. They may not be able to meaningfully participate in the kinds of discussion examples you have listed, but they could try.

After all, not being an ignorant dumbass is a skill that must be learned, and one that (as evidenced by this thread) many adults never managed to learn for themselves.

I completely agree and think that the proposal in the article really misses the mark.

However, to claim the issue is moot because “15 year olds are not children” (as some have done in this thread) is patently ridiculous. Taking that argument to its logical conclusion exposes its flaws — which was the point of my previous comment.

Cool. So Epstein did nothing wrong. Got it!

The cognitive dissonance in this thread is astounding.

Nonononono! Don’t shutter the conversation. You redirect and up-sale! Don’t say:

Unfortunately we are unable to offer any discounts on our current product line at this time.

Have a great day.

Instead try:

Unfortunately we are unable to offer any discounts on our current product line at this time.

Would you like me to show you some of the models available in our post-consumer-recycled line? Or would you prefer something from our Virgin Silicon line — because there’s nothing like the first time™.

And all because of a small fee for those who get a new batty and chose not to recycle the old one. Like the Aldi quarter of recycling.

You are a special person.

The fact that you had prior knowledge of Poe’s law and still chose to act the way you did even after I explicitly stated that I was making a joke (and even posted a gif that frames the context) is truly impressive.

https://ethereum.foundation/ef-mandate.pdf <- that’s the joke. I am making fun of them. Holy hell.

This is America.

Trump’s opulent redesign of the Oval Office has drawn criticism, including from former president Barack Obama, who recently joked that “he’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory. Just gold everywhere.”

Obama’s remark prompted a coordinated response from the White House, with treasury secretary Scott Bessent appearing to hit back by dining at a Cheesecake Factory.

This is truly a sad time for comedians everywhere. They have no hope of competing with reality.