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Comment by tempest_ | original | No AI Fridays
[−]tempest_ · 2026-08-30 Sun 15:22 UTC · link
Difference between taking your own notes and skimming someone else's.

I have found in the last year I "get more done" but I learn less. Whats even worse is if I burn though my token quota I am less likely(and less able) to "switch to manual". LLMs make an ocean of decisions and assumptions very quickly and if you don't slow it down very intentionally (and lose the promise of the AI providers are pitching) you will quickly not have a good idea of how systems work.

[−]brookst · 2026-08-30 Sun 15:29 UTC · link
It’s funny, I’m the exact opposite. I’ve tackled projects at scales I could never have done before, and learned more than I would have.

My actual coding ability is probably lower, but I’ve learned so much about music theory and production, CAD, and statistics. All because my hobby projects can go so much further than before.

[−]hello_moto · 2026-08-30 Sun 16:19 UTC · link
Will that knowledge stick? Given that you blasted through many things relatively quick?
[−]dalmo3 · 2026-08-30 Sun 16:39 UTC · link
As someone in a similar journey, I say: No, the knowledge won't stick.

OTOH, the output might stick?

Then the question becomes do you value knowledge for its own sake or for what it enables you to do? I don't have an answer.