We are in the industrial revolution

2026-11-05

Mind dump from a voice memo. No conclusions, just what's in my head.

What fascinates me is how much you can do today if you want to. Even people who aren't that technical can pull off things they couldn't touch before. And still there are people who don't believe in the progress. Or don't want to, which is probably closer to the truth.

Some of them are afraid it will replace them. Some just keep hand-crafting every line of code and don't get that the world moved. The models are good now. Not "good for a model". Properly good. And they get better every month.

I think we're in an industrial revolution, and I find it weird how many people are fighting it. Look at the data center votes in the US. People voting them down because they're scared of losing their jobs, not realizing what they're giving up. Healthcare could get cheaper and better than ever. All technology could. But no, "it will take my job".

Okay. But what can be automated should be automated. If it had never worked like that, we'd still be sitting in a cave somewhere, rubbing sticks together.

The scissors

The thing I keep thinking about is that the scissors are going to open. On one side people who have something they want to do and are driven, and now they get insane amounts done. On the other side people who live a quiet life, do a job that half interests them, and don't want more. The tools give the second group nothing, because they don't reach for them.

If you want to prove something, you can. It has never been easier. Nobody is stopping you except you. There will always be someone telling you the opposite, and I'd just ignore them.

A good time to be around

I have no idea how this ends. Politically, economically, any way. Some people will get rich from it, sure. But I don't only mean money. A change like this is when you can take your freedom back, build a new system, build a community, because suddenly it's possible.

That's uncertain and a bit scary, and I'm very curious how it plays out. I'd still much rather be in the middle of it than outside it.