Post #1391117

2026-02-10 11:54 UTC

@oni I'm torn, because I also saw average people live their lifelong unfulfilled dreams, creating things they couldn't before, thanks to some gen AI tools. In an innocent way, not trying to monetize or anything, just seeing things come to life for the joy of it. And I can pretty much relate to that. Maybe it's just another tool indeed, that democratizes creation, like YouTube democratized "TV" creation. Or Podcasts democratized "radio". But it still hits too close to home for me.

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@oni@chaos.social 2026-02-10 12:29

@chainq your comment about average (I read non-programmers) creating things they couldn't before reminds me of something Trent Reznor said about electronic music. "The tools are better and theres a lot more music, but is there more _good_ music? No." Youtube is also a good example - the majority is awful but the good stuff relies on a _deeper_ knowledge of the craft.

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@oni@chaos.social 2026-02-10 12:39

@chainq I disagree completely with the democratisation though. Programming has been _very_ democratic for a long time. The barriers to entry are very low (books, internet, cheap raspberry pi etc). Like writing or drawing, you can just do it. The _only_ barrier is commitment and a willingness to accept a challenge. What's different is that unlike art, the _human voice_ isn't really that important in code. folks just want it to work :/

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