was checking out gemini://perma.computer and although a bit hyperbolic, the letter makes some good points. also, was impressed that it was only published via gemini & gopher (but that decision limits its reach).
i like the design of gemini, with all the heavy display lifting (such as it is) left to the client (and gemtext > html for hunans).
2 years ago 路 馃憤 satch, lykso, devyl
Wrote up my thoughts. Always happy to hear from others.
gemini://lyk.so/gemlog/012-technological-futures-response.gmi 路 2 years ago
gemini://lyk.so/gemlog/012-technological-futures-response.gmi
I personally won't sign this. I disagree with the premise and I disagree with parts of their conclusion. I bear no ill will to anyone who does, since I can tell this is all borne out of genuine good intentions, but I'd urge anyone panicking over the advent of industry AI to stay calm and ride out the roughest parts first. Our jobs aren't going anywhere, especially with the decisions now being reached around AI and copyright. 路 2 years ago
I wouldn't say it's hyperbolic, I'd say it's overly reactionary and defeatist. It seems they've built the argument on many points I don't agree with (see their definition of "jobs too cheap to automate", containing multiple jobs which are neither cheap nor fully possible to automate) and built up an imaginary future outcome which is, frankly, not supported by current events. The authors *are* luddites. Not in either way specified in that FAQ, in that they feel professionally threatened by new technology and as such want to get rid of it, though at least they recognize the modern impossibility of that task. The entire premise is overly pessimistic. 路 2 years ago
TBH, I'm not sure it's hyperbolic, but I do disagree with the first sentence of their first conclusion. Otherwise I'd have signed it by now. Might write up my own thoughts... 路 2 years ago