This is a programming platform and it was the first “language” I learned in high school. Unlike C or Python, Scratch uses a block-based system with visuals. Instead of typing code, you drag and drop blocks, making it more intuitive and visual. Fun story: when I was taking the class in high school, some of my friends in the Java programming class made fun of it, saying Scratch wasn’t “real programming.” But if you look at what’s happening in the back end, implementing something like Scratch is actually very challenging.

It also reminds me of similiar Instagram reels and I think this is just another way to get viewers’ attention. The video advertises some AI platforms in the middle (often lesser-known ones). The issue is that these videos make misleading claims. They suggest their version of AI is “like a human” and even better than the technologies from major companies. In reality, these companies don’t have the ability to back up such claims, so they use real humans pretending to be AI to sell the illusion.

I remember my cs professor's joke: we code to compile another compiler to compile another code. Essentially, this is a chicken and egg problem and I remember being so confused in my class.

I was just reading articles about game theory and this reminds me of Prisoner's Dilemma where best actions for individuals lead to worse outcomes for everyone. I am curious how egoism deals with these kind of settings.