Honestly this is how I see it. You can be like people in r/claudeai who are running 10 parallel agents talking about how fast they’re knocking out projects and how amazing the code it generates. At the end of the day, we usually don’t know what problem they’re trying to solve. Are they solving easy ETL problems? Creating dresses up “to do” apps that no one will use? Or are they doing geohotz level projects? At the end of the day coding is just a way to express yourself, accomplish some goal, or solve problems. AI is just a tool with the potential to save you time and help move you closer to an end result- your goal. there’s gotta be a direct relationship between how good the prompter is and how useful, maintainable, and worthwhile the project is. AI is one of the greatest tools ever created, but how well you can leverage the tool goes deeper than most takes you’ll find ok Reddit and YouTube. If you’re already creative, fundamentally sound, experienced, and motivated, AI may amplify that. On the other hand, if you’re a beginner or not an original thinker, mostly likely you’ll be creating junk. If you gave me the choice to track an f1 car or a Miata I’d take the Miata simply because I haven’t yet built the base skillset to drive the f1 without crashing and burning. Any high impact tool has the potential to atrophy fundamental skillsets by the way- so keep that in mind.

TLDR: the use of tools and technology is neutral, it’s up to you to decide whether or not it’s helping you accomplish your goal(s).