> the ultracapitalist dystopia the US has turned into
Seriously, where do ideas like this come from? An "ultracapitalist" country that has about as much redistributive social spending as other developed economies[0]? A "dystopia" that millions of people from all over the world clamor to get into every year?
So in other words... he doesn't actually use the tools he's firmly convinced will automate the building of software.
I don't agree with the parent; I think capitalism is doing a lot of great things for us and will continue to, even with AI. But man I'm tired of these hot takes from people with limited practical experience.
> the ultracapitalist dystopia the US has turned into
Seriously, where do ideas like this come from? An "ultracapitalist" country that has about as much redistributive social spending as other developed economies[0]? A "dystopia" that millions of people from all over the world clamor to get into every year?
[0]: https://www.piie.com/publications/policy-briefs/2016/true-le...
This is disingenuous at best.
The man is an economist, not a crony operating at the federal level (one does not imply the other, and I know nothing of the man's background).
So in other words... he doesn't actually use the tools he's firmly convinced will automate the building of software.
I don't agree with the parent; I think capitalism is doing a lot of great things for us and will continue to, even with AI. But man I'm tired of these hot takes from people with limited practical experience.
> But man I'm tired of these hot takes from people with limited practical experience.
I hear you there. There's a reason I limit what I say online. I know very little about very little.
Steve Blank the startup whisperer and Steven Blank the economist are two very different people.