From warez FTP hauls to AI agents: the same morning-excitement returns
generativist · x · 2026-09-05
The author recalls as a kid connecting to warez FTP servers to download Visual Studio, LightWave, and FruityLoops, excited to wake up to the haul — and says the exact same feeling has returned with agents that now build what he wants instead. "A life of emerging magic."
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