Industrialization loses the craft.

· Bits and Bobs 1/12/26
  • Industrialization loses the craft.[cv][cw]
    • The craft is fun to execute.
      • To be in your flow state
      • Wu wei.
    • When you industrialize you go from craft work to turning a crank.[cx]
    • The result might be more predictable or scalable, but the joy of creation evaporates.
    • A feeling of ennui develops.
    • Simon Willison calls this, in the context of SWEs and LLMs, "deep blue."

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