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carlosjobim | on: Tell HN: I'm 60 years old. Claude Code has re-ignited a passion
You're right! And cars when they were invented didn't give increased mobility to millions of people, because they came from just a few manufacturers.

Cell phones made communication easier for exactly zero people even though billions have been sold. Why? Because they come from just a few different companies.

xigoi | parent | next
Cars are a great analogy because they made mobility significantly worse for people who can’t afford them or refuse to use them for ethical reasons.
satvikpendem | root | parent | next
Those people are the exception that proves the rule.
carlosjobim | root | parent | next
I will tell that to the billions of people who are walking and biking around at this very moment. Just give me some time.
xigoi | root | parent
I said worse, not impossible. Because of cars, I have to take longer routes and put myself into danger while working.
duskdozer | root | parent
And cars now have become privacy nightmares, which we are now beholden to
ares623 | parent
cars, up to relatively recently, have been pure hardware machines that when a consumer buys, they can own. Now that's starting to change. Let's see how "democratized" cars are when the manufacturers can hard-lock "owners" from them.

Similar story to cell phones.

LLMs are in this state right out the gate.