Comment by CuriouslyC
5 days ago
I realize your experience has been frustrating. I hope you see that every generation of model and harness is converting more hold-outs. We're still a few years from hard diminishing returns assuming capital keeps flowing (and that's without any major new architectures which are likely) so you should be able to see how this is going to play out.
It's in your interest to deal with your frustration and figure out how you can leverage the new tools to stay relevant (to the degree that you want to).
Regarding the context window, Claude needs thinking turned up for long context accuracy, it's quite forgetful without thinking.
Note how nothing in your comment addresses anything I said. Except the last sentence that basically confirms what I said. This perfectly illustrates the discourse around AI.
As for the snide and patronizing "it's in your interest to stay relevant":
1. I use these tools daily. That's why I don't subscribe to willful wide-eyed gullibility. I know exactly what these tools can and cannot do.
The vast majority of "AI skeptics" are the same.
2. In a few years when the world is awash in barely working incomprehensible AI slop my skills will be in great demand. Not because I'm an amazing developer (I'm not), but because I have experience separating wheat from the chaff
The snide and patronizing is your projection. It kinda makes me sad when the discourse is so poisoned that I can't even encourage someone to protect their own future from something that's obviously coming (technical merits aside, purely based on social dynamics).
It seems the subject of AI is emotionally charged for you, so I expect friendly/rational discourse is going to be a challenge. I'd say something nice but since you're primed to see me being patronizing... Fuck you? That what you were expecting?
> The snide and patronizing is your projection.
It's not me who decided to barge in, assume their opponent doesn't use something or doesn't want to use something, and offer unsolicited advice.
> It kinda makes me sad when the discourse is so poisoned that I can't even encourage someone to protect their own future from something that's obviously coming
See. Again. You're so in love with your "wisdom" that you can't even see what you sound like: snide, patronising, condenscending. And completely missing the whole point of what was written. You are literally the person who poisons the discourse.
Me: "here are the issues I still experience with what people claim are 'next tier frontier model'"
You: "it's in your interests to figure out how to leverage new tools to stay relevant in the future"
Me: ... what the hell are you talking about? I'm using these tools daily. Do you have anything constructive to add to the discourse?
> so I expect friendly/rational discourse is going to be a challenge.
It's only challenge to you because you keep being in love with your voice and your voice only. Do you have anything to contribute to the actual rational discourse, are you going to attack my character?
> 'd say something nice but since you're primed to see me being patronizing... Fuck you? T
Ah. The famous friendly/rational discourse of "they attack my use of AI" (no one attacked you), "why don't you invest in learning tools to stay relevant in the future" (I literally use these tools daily, do you have anything useful to say?) and "fuck you" (well, same to you).
> That what you were expecting?
What I was expecting is responses to what I wrote, not you riding in on a high horse.
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And, conversely, when we read a comment like yours, it sounds like someone who's afraid of computers, would maybe have decried the bicycle and automobile, and really wishes they could just go live in a cabin in the woods.
(And it's fine to do so, just don't mail bombs to us, ok?)
Personally I'm sympathetic to people who don't want to have to use AI, but I dislike it when they attack my use of AI as a skill issue. I'm quite certain the workplace is going to punish people who don't leverage AI though, and I'm trying to be helpful.
> but I dislike it when they attack my use of AI as a skill issue.
No one attacked your use of AI. I explained my own experience with the "Claude Opus 4.5 is next tier". You barged in, ignored anything I said, and attacked my skills.
> the workplace is going to punish people who don't leverage AI though, and I'm trying to be helpful.
So what exactly is helpful in your comments?
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It certainly sounds unkind, if not cultish.