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Casey Muratori Doesn’t Care About AI (Here’s Why)

2026-04-13 Science & Technology
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@ALifeEngineered 2026-04-13

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@jaketompkins2794 2026-04-14

Listening to Casey is incredibly cathartic. Finally someone who isn't losing his mind over pRoDuCtIvItY gAiNs

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@daddoesdigital 2026-04-14

Great discussion about the C complier prompt - perfect example of "amazing on the surface" vs "sort of pointless once you go into the details"

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@roelofdevilliers122 2026-04-13

Casey is a breath of fresh air.

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@cziogi 2026-04-17

Oh man, it's like LinkedIn versus the people.

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@timwilson5954 2026-04-13

I gotta be honest. Steve here doesn't seem to be exaggerating when he says that he's been 'AI pilled.' The argument about the C compiler is the tell for me.

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@eduantech 2026-04-14

Casey is not alone. He is so not alone, I was willing to lose my job. Programming, for me, is not about the shortest path to producing investor value, quality be damned. Programming, for me, is about spending the time really getting it right, myself. Besides I simply don't trust that the industry won't implode. The numbers just don't work out, and the lies abound. In that scenario, a long term play is to stay employable by not losing my skill and rotting my brain by programming with AI.

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@DonTheDeveloper 2026-04-14

This is the first long-form conversation I've seen of Casey. I really resonate with the way he thinks. Thanks for doing this.

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@ConnectionRefused 2026-04-13

Casey "Not an Expert on this Stuff" Muratori somehow seems to know more about AI than 99% of the AI experts in my feed

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@headexplode2741 2026-04-14

It's such a breath of fresh air to listen to Casey explaining the difference between liking the craft and it being means to an end. I have always looked up to people like him because that gave me excitement knowing - "this is what I can do, if I can get better at my skills". I don't want a button that does everything. How can I get super excited about AI - when either AI becomes so good that they get rid of us or it doesn't get better and makes our lives miserable. People who like programming can't win in this. I am extremely thankful that some people are still writing and talking about programming.

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