I've been part of open source for most of my life. This year, the projects I love started closing their doors to outside contributors, and I don't blame them one bit, but it makes me sad.
A personal look at how AI is changing open source as I've known it.
Can you explain this emotion logically so we can all understand it, despite the fact that it is absolutely obvious what your stance is? Make sure to not include anything difficult that necessitates us extending our thinking beyond what is in directly in front of our eyes or to do with our own personal desires.
I don’t know man, feels like you’re not allowed to feel emotions about these things. “This new power plant delivers 2x the power at 20x the carbon emissions, it’s awesome!”. It’s clear as day why someone is opposed. The feigned shock, as though half the populace doesn’t feel this way, is grating.
What’s even more grating is that the Overton window has shifted so far that you’re not allowed to reference the negative externalities anymore. “Ethics aside” has become the modus operandi. Anyone who does goes into this is a killjoy and a loser.
Can you explain this emotion logically so we can all understand it, despite the fact that it is absolutely obvious what your stance is? Make sure to not include anything difficult that necessitates us extending our thinking beyond what is in directly in front of our eyes or to do with our own personal desires.
I don’t know man, feels like you’re not allowed to feel emotions about these things. “This new power plant delivers 2x the power at 20x the carbon emissions, it’s awesome!”. It’s clear as day why someone is opposed. The feigned shock, as though half the populace doesn’t feel this way, is grating.
score 2 · canonical
What’s even more grating is that the Overton window has shifted so far that you’re not allowed to reference the negative externalities anymore. “Ethics aside” has become the modus operandi. Anyone who does goes into this is a killjoy and a loser.
score 1 · canonical