Yeah the author talks about how on the old internet it was great that you’d just stumble across people on blogs\rss, mailing lists, and other things you subscribe to. Then just chucks all that to the side and sets up automated ways to force his work in front of people.
Trust me I wish we could go back. Not just to before llms became popular but back to when it took at least a little knowledge and effort to host things online. The internet used to be so cool and full of unique stuff.
Unfortunately though I fear the toothpaste is already out of the tube with llms.
As tempting as it might be, don’t use AI in the learning stages. Spending time figuring out why your program isn’t working is what really cements that knowledge in.
Yeah the author talks about how on the old internet it was great that you’d just stumble across people on blogs\rss, mailing lists, and other things you subscribe to. Then just chucks all that to the side and sets up automated ways to force his work in front of people.