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Digital gods can't take away your ability to struggle purely for the enjoyment of it.

Think of all the things we consider fun or worthwhile that are purely unnecessary struggles. Ever play sports? Build a side project just for the fun of it? Video games? Music? Art?

If you've ever used an LLM to try and build something, you know there's still plenty of struggle involved ;)

I think it's even more than affirmation and pride, I think the process is the most critical part of learning. And now we're indulging people who want shortcuts that are going to significantly dull them.