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It's to be expected that HN would have a contrarian take but I find it ironic that the amount of criticism toward technological innovation in an industry that is rooted fundamentally in technological innovation is so common.

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The stakes are higher than when it comes to any previous controversial technology/bikeshed. This is not "react bad", but rather "push for trusting a black box with engineering bad".

The saying is "don't get high on your own supply" for a reason.

That saying applies to one thing: drugs. It's not something you can extrapolate across industries.

What is a programming language in the first place if not a programer satiating their own need for a better tool?

I hear that cocaine makes you feel very successful despite the fact you're actually sitting in a back room with white powder on your nose doing nothing meaningful whatsoever. This is also what AI does, but not what programming languages do (except possibly Rust for some reason).

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