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developer tools Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Automating everything except the ballerina need not raise labour's share, because the marginal value of the automated stuff falls faster than its quantity rises. Automating everything except the ballerina need not raise labour's share, because the marginal value of the automated stuff falls faster than its quantity rises. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even with no redistribution at all, a little saving would rescue a great many people, because the same AI that automates the work makes returns enormous. — tap to centre the map on it Even with no redistribution at all, a little saving would rescue a great many people, because the same AI that automates the work makes returns enormous. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nothing has yet been completely automated: look down the supply chain behind any machine and labour is still adding a great deal of the value. — tap to centre the map on it Nothing has yet been completely automated: look down the supply chain behind any machine and labour is still adding a great deal of the value. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some goods really will get a fully automated supply chain, and yet what that does to the overall capital share is genuinely ambiguous. — tap to centre the map on it Some goods really will get a fully automated supply chain, and yet what that does to the overall capital share is genuinely ambiguous. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Once AI and robotics do the manufacturing, the price of any object becomes the price of the energy used to make it. — tap to centre the map on it Once AI and robotics do the manufacturing, the price of any object becomes the price of the energy used to make it. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Automated tooling that works nearly all the time still imposes an ongoing maintenance cost, because it breaks unpredictably at the edges. — tap to centre the map on it Automated tooling that works nearly all the time still imposes an ongoing maintenance cost, because it breaks unpredictably at the edges. Last stated 6 years ago
25 Aug 2020
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2020-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some work probably should not be given away to AI but kept by humans. — tap to centre the map on it Some work probably should not be given away to AI but kept by humans. Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The share of income spent on things only a human can do will stay negligible, because new things to buy keep being invented faster than we satiate on the old ones. — tap to centre the map on it The share of income spent on things only a human can do will stay negligible, because new things to buy keep being invented faster than we satiate on the old ones. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI may bring about widespread supply- and technologically-induced deflation. — tap to centre the map on it AI may bring about widespread supply- and technologically-induced deflation. Last stated a week ago
13 Oct 2026
JC
John H. Cochrane — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 11 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. Last stated 7 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. — tap to centre the map on it A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. Last stated 5 months ago
21 May 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. — tap to centre the map on it A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. — tap to centre the map on it A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
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Automating everything except the ballerina need not raise labour's share, because the marginal value of the automated stuff falls faster than its quantity rises.
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Even with no redistribution at all, a little saving would rescue a great many people, because the same AI that automates the work makes returns enormous.
Holds
Nothing has yet been completely automated: look down the supply chain behind any machine and labour is still adding a great deal of the value.
Holds
Some goods really will get a fully automated supply chain, and yet what that does to the overall capital share is genuinely ambiguous.
Holds
Once AI and robotics do the manufacturing, the price of any object becomes the price of the energy used to make it.
Holds
Automated tooling that works nearly all the time still imposes an ongoing maintenance cost, because it breaks unpredictably at the edges.
Holds
Some work probably should not be given away to AI but kept by humans.
Holds
The share of income spent on things only a human can do will stay negligible, because new things to buy keep being invented faster than we satiate on the old ones.
Holds
AI may bring about widespread supply- and technologically-induced deflation.
Holds
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Holds
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Holds
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Holds
"I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out.
Holds
A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down.
Holds
A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair.
Holds
A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does.
Holds
A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them.
Holds
A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor.
Holds