vboykis warns the internet is turning cold and agentic, built for bots over people
vboykis · x · 2026-11-03
vboykis contrasts two worlds: in the old one, the internet was mostly people, products were made for people, human-style Pareto distributions emerged, well-written code could be read and reasoned about by others, and well-made products were rewarded over time. She fears the new world will be largely cold and agentic — and explicitly says she doesn't want that future.
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