Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 29/09/20261/15 AI Won't Replace You. But It Will Expose You. Thoughts on AI slop, human scores, and holding onto whatever makes your writing yours. 100
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 21/09/2026its funny how people conveniently make up random numbers and show as metrics for proof of work, and still think people believe them…it’s a whole performative productivity theater 120
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It is ironic that communities built around “local-first, calm, human-scale software” often default to a closed-source telemetry-heavy chat app like Discord to talk about it. It is engineered for endless notifications, fragmented chat threads and digital burnout. 020
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Two gen ago, survival required mutual reliance. Then paper currency let us skip the relationship to get the transaction. Wrote about how we shifted from organic community to transactional living, and why the future still belongs to non-monetized trust: alishabarretto.substack.com/p/you-could-...alishabarretto.substack.comYou Could Skip the PersonWhy communities turned transactional once money made strangers enough 010
Reposted by Alisha BarrettoJoshua Poddoku @joshuapoddoku.com · 14/09/2026You can also view the working paper on zenodo: zenodo.org/records/2275...zenodo.orgThe Shop That Closes at Five: Community Infrastructure Run by Agents for Human EfficacyThe Shop That Closes at Five addresses the discovery bottleneck in hyper-local commerce by introducing Clansurf, an offline-first infrastructure and governance framework for neighborhood economies. Sm... 021
Reposted by Alisha BarrettoJoshua Poddoku @joshuapoddoku.com · 12/09/2026Just published a working paper: The Shop That Closes at Five. It details Clansurf project that studies small, community-governed nodes connecting local value providers and patrons without internet, apps, middleman fees, or platform tax. Read it here: www.clansurf.comclansurf.comThe shop that closes at fiveLocal providers are invisible to the people nearby. A working paper on Clansurf: offline, community-governed nodes that help neighbours find each other. 021
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 13/09/2026found some really good yoghurt at the store. surprised how rich it is with no thickeners at all 011
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Don’t send me AI-generated marketing emails with zero soul. 010
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Vibe coders will never replace engineers. Vibe coders will never replace engineers. Vibe coders will never replace engineers. 010
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Shawarma + tea. The washer’s yelling. Peak adulthood. 010
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 11/09/2026when life gives you passion fruit, make passion-ade 011
Reposted by Alisha BarrettoAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/09/2026I think there were a lot of people when AI first emerged in 2022, gave it a try and found it didn't work that well and just assumed it was a scam because of the hype and haven't really given it another look. They thought that it wasn't inevitable and it'll go away when the bubble pops. 1915219
Reposted by Alisha BarrettoAlisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The AI bubble looks ready to burst. It was just used to kill jobs, keep people distracted, and destabilize the financial system. 011
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 10/09/2026“I vibe-coded something” is the modern equivalent of “I have a domain name.” 021
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 08/09/2026ECE background, spent my career in IT, but I’ve been wanting to get back into hardware for a while now. Found this old photo from my internship working on a simple circuit design for a washing machine display. 010
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 08/09/2026just prepared some chicken and the whole place smells like a warm hug. 011
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 08/09/2026deleted my linkedin about two years ago…now contemplating whether to delete X??!! let’s see 010
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 07/09/2026why is there so much dependency on AI by low-IQ people who can’t even draft a basic email nor have a casual chat online without using any tool, this just sucks… 010
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 07/09/2026i am of the opinion that the ai bubble will burst this year…the “not so exciting”, “so called boring businesses” will be in high demand, everything that is needed for everyday life - food, clothing, shelter…it will go back to the basics… 011
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I’d go to the farmers market almost every week with my mom when I was in school and I hated it. I never knew back then that I’d love it now. It’s just so therapeutic. You go by walking, carry your cute little tote bag, and enjoy the scenery while you walk. Just so much joy! 010
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The ability to communicate clearly through writing will work even greater wonders today, making one truly stand out. 010
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 07/09/20261/3 AI agents cannot make one productive. It’s the same as you can’t find water in an empty cup. There needs to be depth and understanding before even asking the LLM for suggestions, let alone making it do the whole task on its own. 110
Reposted by Alisha BarrettoJoshua Poddoku @joshuapoddoku.com · 06/09/2026"Agents can open 30 PRs a day. Humans can’t review them.” Launching Engineering Unscripted (Oct–Dec 2026) -- a talk series on the human-agentic shift. Topics: • Spec-Driven Dev • OSS in 2027 • The Review Queue Open call for founders, maintainers & builders. 📩 DM/email joshua@huyoworld.com 231
Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Hey everyone! I'm Alisha, a product designer who left her 9-5 to start a bodycare and homecare brand, Basileia. I'm now building FlowPlanned, a local-first digital planner. Looking forward to connecting with founders, product, and community people. 020