Dev take: using AI just to dodge effort forfeits all its gains
shauseth · x · 2026-11-04
shauseth argues that if you treat AI merely as a way to offload effort and discomfort, you've lost all potential gains of the advancement — AI is supposed to "10x your returns on pain," i.e., it should amplify rather than replace the hard work.
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