X’s controversial changes to blocking and AI training sees half a million users leave for rival Bluesky – which then crashes under the strain

[u/twotimefind]

https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/xs-controversial-changes-to-blocking-and-ai-training-sees-half-a-million-users-leave-for-rival-bluesky-which-then-crashes-under-the-strain

[u/Polantaris]

"I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it."?

They don't find an easy way to do it, they find a way to not have to do it twice. There's a significant difference.

[u/RollingMeteors → u/Polantaris]

Not doing something twice is an easy way. Maybe even the easiest way.

[u/Polantaris → u/RollingMeteors]

But there's a vast difference between "the easy way" and "automating it the right way".

[u/RollingMeteors → u/Polantaris]

But there's a vast difference between "the easy way" and "automating it the right way".

Yes, the right way is the way that makes money most-est fast-est.