alt Hacker NewsMany people - simonw is the most visible of them, but there are countless others - have given up trying to convinced folks who are determined to not be convinced, and are simply enjoying their increased productivity. This is not a competition or an argument.
Maybe they are struggling to convince others because they are unable to produce evidence that is able to convince people?
My experience scrolling X and HN is a bunch of people going "omg opus omg Claude Code I'm 10x more productive" and that's it. Just hand wavy anecdotes based on their own perceived productivity. I'm open to being convinced but just saying stuff is not convincing. It's the opposite, it feels like people have been put under a spell.
I'm following The Primeagen, he's doing a series where he is trying these tools on stream and following peoples advice on how to use them the best. He's actually quite a good programmer so I'm eager to see how it goes. So far he isn't impressed and thus neither am I. If he cracks it and unlocks significant productivity then I will be convinced.