This era is making it very hard to be a learner... I'm stoked that I can make something add & spell words out of the alphabet now, as rudimentary is that may be, but damn. All these people who are saying "look what I made 😇" and at the same time, a bunch the great discussions among people who actually know what they're doing, that I would quietly learn from, have turned into "vibe 😎". I'm really grateful for the ones who still talk it out, even if 99% of it is over my head.
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it's a fad
their attitude only shows how much they have to pretend the thing is great to disguise the fact that they have made the wrong bet
cognitive dissonance
Maybe it is, may it's not. Time will tell. I was initially inspired to help, at a time when there clearly was not enough help. The need for help is disappearing & I'm at this point of trying to change my mindset around it now. I have no need or hope of a career in tech, and I doubt any of my ideas would be great create fundamental change. So, I'll learn to keep my knowledge growing & try to help where people will let me help, even though they probably don't really need it. 😅
great enough to* ... maybe I should just take typing classes instead lol
It's like they've become ensnared in some kind of trap. Like seeing your community get addicted to heroin. Working with an LLM is addicting as hell if you're not careful.
And with fewer talented devs thinking on their own, free to start their thoughts wherever they want, there are fewer devs who are worth listening to. Whatever they say is influenced by the LLM they use.
What a time.
Haha, I get that. I made a silly little thing & it worked. It's very tempting to do it again. I can see why it would get addicting, especially having the security of knowledge. I'd like to make something less silly, but I'd also like to understand how it works & _maybe_ how to fix it if something goes sideways. That has worked out well in other aspects of life, so I think it's a solid play.