The thing that strikes me about this post is that Simon Willison, a smart person who has gone all-in on AI, is clearly pained and saddened at the way AI drove a person he respects out of the industry. But that pain and sadness is never enough to lead him to question the wisdom of his going all-in on AI, or even to reflect on that decision’s potential costs. It’s just “hey look, this thing I love set this person I love on fire. Too bad. Anyway”
https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/30/retiring-from-tech-to-live-offline/
Jason Lefkowitz
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