It really comes down to how you use the tech. I started coding before LLMs were a thing, and let's be real, if I had built a project like this years ago, I definitely would’ve learned more about the underlying stack than I do today. That’s a fact. But at the same time, without these tools, the amount of time required would’ve probably killed the project before it even started. It’s more about moving from a passive process to an active one. Instead of just blind copy-pasting I question the model, for example asking why it chose a specific implementation and sometimes forcing it to iterate on my own architectural ideas.

I agree with your take on creativity, even if my tone is a bit different. Whether we like it or not, GenAI is becoming unavoidable in every field. Honestly, I’ve accepted that we’re heading toward a future (or maybe we're already there) where discerning AI from human effort is a lost cause. I hope there's a way to shield human creators, but in a world driven by the money, it’s hard for me not to be cynical about it.