I sometimes wonder if I'm being too stubborn on LLMs. I can acknowledge their utility for certain tasks, but I also look at their many negative externalities. I'm just not on-board with any of that. Also, I derive the most enjoyment from slowly figuring things out for myself and honing my own skills. Maybe an LLM would help me solve problems faster, but I'm much more interested in figuring out how to solve problems better. Of course, maybe it's just a pride thing at this point.

@dabeaz I totally get where you're coming from (I think) and I won't touch them either. Listening to two "vibe coders" on a train the other day, I am positively scared about where this will lead. Paraphrasing: "It's so awesome, I can produce all this code, and it mostly works. But when something doesn't and I look at it, there are all these functions it's calling, and I really don't know what those do. I mean I'd have to read A LOT to figure it out. Or I can change the prompt..."