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wasting_timeyesterday at 9:41 PM4 repliesview on HN

The era of LLMs is similar to when Magic was discovered in the 1400s.

The layperson may be able to get ahold of a spellbook, but without Understanding it comes with high risk of turning your niece into a frog.

Whereas Wizards can cast increasingly powerful spells that build on each other, and make Art.


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stephen_cagleyesterday at 11:22 PM

And that worked for maybe, what... half a decade? But eventually the Illuminators all transitioned to being Arcane Scribes, the cost of spells plummeted due to increased supply, and in the end only Wizards who had invested in Arcane Sanctums had anything to show for it 50 years later.

Real Estate, it always boils down to real estate.

whatever120today at 2:11 AM

tf are you saying, magic isn’t real

NuclearPMyesterday at 9:53 PM

I can’t tell if you’re serious or not.

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fragmedeyesterday at 11:59 PM

Knowing someone's true name in the wizarding world meant to hold power over them. Though if you know someone's account name on Reddit or only fans or Snapchat, it's kind of the same thing.