Reading up on Cory Doctorow
4 deep · digging since aug 04
- The AI Pascal’s Wager
The article argues open source projects should reject AI-generated code now, as a middle ground is unsustainable and risks long‑term dependence and loss of control, using a Pascal’s‑wager style reasoning.
- Four eras of San Francisco tech culture - by Noah Smith
Noah Smith outlines four eras of San Francisco tech culture from 2001 to present: Rebel, Corporate, Interregnum, and AI Era.
- The Enshittification of Everything – Gareth Evans
The essay argues that enshittification—sacrificing quality for efficiency—pervades architecture, cognition, institutions, and daily life, eroding human agency, depth, and meaning.
- Don't Take the Black Pill (Text Adaptation) - Andrew Kelley
Software quality relies on engineers' agency; yielding to nihilism ('black pill') undermines technology's potential to serve humanity.