Fuck it, make it anyway
A software engineer reflects on the psychological toll of generative AI's impact on the creative and programming industries. The author expresses a personal preference for manual coding over using AI assistants, despite industry trends.
Why it matters
It captures the growing sentiment of 'AI fatigue' among professionals who feel their craft is being devalued by automation.
I kind of crashed out this week. Not in an explosive, dramatic way, but an implosion, a collapsing of the self, my resolve and motivation crumbling into the mush you get when you put tissue paper through the laundry. I'm doing better now, and I wanted to write down my thought process in case anyone else is going through the same thing, especially, probably, sadly, future me.
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