@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Thanks! There are a few points in there that I’ll add to my list.
Your very first point is obviously crucial. “Writing code” is just the means to an end for many people and they don’t really care about it or like it, so they love AI. I had this in another draft (it refers to the other list I posted):
https://movq.de/v/614f14c3ef/ramble.txt
And this right here is so important:
simplicity is the real art and much harder to achieve.
Finding an elegant, simple solution is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay harder than anything else. And here’s the thing: I don’t get why nerds/techies don’t get “nerd-sniped” by this. A lot of people love building big stuff and then brag about being clever/competent because they were able to build that big thing – but once you realize that this approach is the lazy one, shouldn’t you make finding the elegant solution your goal? Doesn’t that give you more bragging rights?
(Am I being clear? Do you understand what I mean? 😅)