An essay examines cultural differences between China and the West across four dimensions: social media aesthetics, emphasis on shame and face, cynicism about human nature, and nationalism rooted in historical grievance. The author argues these factors shape how Chinese audiences perceive AI safety messaging and technological progress differently than Western audiences.
A guide on maintaining value as an engineer in 2026 when AI can write code better than humans. The piece argues that technical knowledge is now commoditized, and engineers should instead focus on understanding broader context, product empathy, initiative, and communication skills to remain valuable.
The author expresses frustration with the asymmetry of LLM use: while they appreciate AI for productivity tasks like code generation and content review, they resent receiving LLM-generated material from colleagues, which requires disproportionate effort to parse compared to the minimal effort needed to generate it. They question whether responding with AI-generated replies is a viable solution or merely a race to the bottom.