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Armin Ronacher raised the view that over the past 30 years we have built a large amount of bad software. According to a quote collected by Simon Willison on October 22, 2026, Ronacher said that the universe is now punishing us for the sins we have committed. At present, this statement appears only in this single quote record, with no further developments or official response.
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Armin Ronacher says he has built a lot of bad software over the past 30 years
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Armin Ronacher: AI makes us pay for 30 years of bad software
Armin Ronacher said that over the past 30 years we have built too much bad software, and now the universe is punishing us for our sins. This is a quote collected by Simon Willison on October 22, 2026.