The question is.. does it actually help you do that, or do you go 0% faster? Or 5% slower?
Inquiring minds want to know.
This is the sort of statement that immediately tells me this forum is disconnected from the real world. ~80% of full time workers in the US make less than $10k a month before tax.
That being said at least the $20/mo Claude Code subscription is really worth it, and many companies are paying for the AI tools anyways.
After tax that's like 8% of your take home pay. I don't know why it's unreasonable to scoff at having to pay that much to get the most out of these tools.
>maybe there is some context you didn't consider?
The context is that the average poster on HN has no idea how hard the real world is as they work really high paying jobs. To make a statement that "$10k a month is not a lot" makes you sound out of touch.
Why would anyone discuss whether or not people who don't work those jobs should be using those tools, when that isn't part of their job?
Another thing--is your job paying you $500 more per month for going 20% faster?