Post #2231598
2026-03-08 14:03 UTC
@jani@floss.social yes, i think software has been quite special in that regard that hobbyists or independents could get started with almost nothing, even a low end computer was good enough to learn whatever language and build websites with. Even if big companies give us nice high end laptops for comfort, it’s not necessary, I remember typing a lot of code on my eeepc back in the days, that was suitable. Now you can still, but with free tools coming from a free tier from anthropic/openai/microsoft or alibaba.
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@ramblingsteve@floss.social 2026-03-08 18:41
@tshirtman@mas.to @jani@floss.social I was in a discussion recently where somebody pointed out that the technology is even creating division in work, where employers are not paying subscriptions and more wealthy staff can produce faster output than poorer staff who can't afford to self fund their own subscriptions to the best models, so even with a job it's fueling disadvantage.