LLM code is the lead pipe of our generation of software engineers. They’re going to be replacing it for decades and wondering how we were so foolish

Danielle Foré

@danirabbit@mastodon.online

It’s the most terminally online fedi bro thing ever to be like, “um actually asbestos is a better metaphor”. Truly who gives a shit dude. Do you really think that is the important thing to focus on here. Jesus Christ. If missing the forest for the trees was an Olympic sport Fedi Bros would take gold every time

March 14, 2026 at 2:46:43 PM

Well, lead pipes will make you lose your mind first, so what do you expect?

OMG the whole correcting some ancillary and irrelevant point to frame an argument that is winnable while ignoring the whole point is such a thing with dudes.

I wrote a whole ass essay about that shit (funnily, I used pipes as a metaphor) because they would try to pull me into argument about the most random shit. I hate it so much.

sorry, maybe because English isn't my first language but could you speak out your point about missing the forest for the trees?

Like is the missing part related to trying to find a better analogy when the problem is gigantically enormous ethical implications and death of people

or something else?

lead pipe is a better example anyways, there was no asbestos in “Clue”

Lead also (no pun intended) leads to mental health related issues which I thought was well known to the point of being part of insults in the English language as early as the ‘90s and ‘00s. Way more apt a metaphor with ‘AI’ psychosis, stunting basic critical thinking, and other issues created

“Childhood lead exposure has devastating lifelong consequences, as even low-level exposure stunts intelligence and leads to delinquent behavior. However, these consequences may be more extensive than previously thought because childhood lead exposure may adversely affect normal-range personality traits. Personality influences nearly every aspect of human functioning, from well-being to career earnings to longevity, so effects of lead exposure on personality would have far-reaching societal consequences.”

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8307752/

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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