Post #3880300

2026-07-16 17:45 UTC

@ApostateEnglishman@mastodon.world @eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place He admitted years ago that he doesn't code anymore, he manages people. He also has aged very fast in recent years. I've noticed, anecdotally, a link between age and genAI exuberance. Contrary to past technology adoption it seems to correlate the opposite direction. Young people seem to range from apathetic use to butlerian jihad. I think it's about ability to accept cognitive overload. Many older people have less tolerance for it; "can't teach an old dog new tricks".

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@ApostateEnglishman@mastodon.world 2026-07-16 18:20

@theeclecticdyslexic@mstdn.social @eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place Seniority not only age-wise but also hierarchy-wise, seem to be good predictors of genAI evangelism: it's the people who no longer have to touch the computers themselves anymore who are most susceptible to the hype. The actual engineers spending more time reviewing the endless deluge of slop than actually doing the jobs they were hired for? Not so much. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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@riley@toot.cat 2026-07-16 19:11

@theeclecticdyslexic@mstdn.social Note that age correlates strongly with economic class right now, though. @ApostateEnglishman@mastodon.world @eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place

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@rozeboosje@masto.ai 2026-07-16 21:14

@theeclecticdyslexic@mstdn.social @ApostateEnglishman@mastodon.world @eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place I am an old programmer and I hate AI with the searing heat of a thousand Suns

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