Armin Ronacher: Tech Workers Should Feel Anxiety, Not Anger, About AI
mitsuhiko · x · 2026-08-24
Prominent developer Armin Ronacher discusses the emotional response to AI in the tech industry. He distinguishes between anxiety—a reasonable reaction to uncertain futures and potential skill obsolescence that requires no blame—and anger, which implies a specific agent causing harm. Ronacher argues that while disorientation and anxiety are natural responses to rapid AI development, anger is often misplaced and unhelpful.
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