After a year of agentic coding, dev concedes traditional artists were right: no soul to be found
ryunuck · x · 2026-09-16
Developer ryunuck reflects that after a full year of agentic coding, he now truly understands why traditional artists are furious — and concludes they were right all along: there is no soul, creativity, or consciousness anywhere in AI-generated output. The post resonates as a candid counterpoint to agentic coding hype.
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