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hooverd 89 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Does Visual Studio rot the mind? (2005)

Being an active transit crank, I'd like to put out that if computers are a "bicycle for the mind", LLMs are an SUV.

QuercusMax 89 days ago [–]

An SUV? Unnecessary for most people, a huge waste of power, and bad for the environment? Dangerous to bystanders?

fragmede 89 days ago | [–]

but great for the occupants

QuercusMax 89 days ago | | [–]

Only in moderation; spending all day sitting in a vehicle is bad for you. Gotta still get your exercise.

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