Ironic twist: the terminal, once inscrutable, is now where I write most fluently
bigblueboo · x · 2026-09-16
The author notes an ironic reversal: the terminal has been the domain of inscrutable incantations for decades, yet in the AI era it's where he writes more fluently than in word processors. The quoted post adds: we spent 20 years making computers easier to use, and now the highest-status thing you can do is open a terminal.
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