[Just before I added this comment I realized it was more or less a direct message to the author, whom I noticed was replying here] As someone born very near the start of the Unix epoch, this isn't cringe at all - though I guess it is a bit Quixotic. I think in every tectonic shift of society there will be those who clutch onto the virtues of craftsmanship over "the plant" that can churn out... well, "slop"to those who appreciate craftsmanship. [my mind spun into several historical examples but 'nuff said.]
The two things that really resonated with me were:
> LLMs are very good at producing output, but they are not a substitute for you.
and
> You are a rich soup of learnings and experiences, and you’ve been simmering for decades. Please let me try some of it.
Your piece reminds me of an old song by Supertramp called "Hide in your Shell"[0]. The speaker tries to figure out how he can lead the subject out of their futile refuge and the punch lines are "I wanna know you" "Please let me near you".
Fun fact, I spent about 20 minutes composing this comment. Still "I lacked the time to make it shorter." I too was cursed with top 2% language skills and composing (and re-formulating) language is such a part of my flesh-and-blood identity that I could not conceive of a life worth living without it. When I do prompt LLMs for software solutions, I spend at least 15-25 minutes crafting context MD files and/or prompts. But then again, I'm not asking them to churn out yet another 1-shot modern web stack app.
I agree the world is richer because of folks like us. Carry on, wayward son. There'll be peace when you are done.
[0] https://www.letras.com/supertramp/84400/ I chose this site because it had the fewest pop-ups (still has a lot). Obviously, just prompting the title and the group returns the lyrics instantly from any mainstream LLM.
The two things that really resonated with me were:
> LLMs are very good at producing output, but they are not a substitute for you.
and
> You are a rich soup of learnings and experiences, and you’ve been simmering for decades. Please let me try some of it.
Your piece reminds me of an old song by Supertramp called "Hide in your Shell"[0]. The speaker tries to figure out how he can lead the subject out of their futile refuge and the punch lines are "I wanna know you" "Please let me near you".
Fun fact, I spent about 20 minutes composing this comment. Still "I lacked the time to make it shorter." I too was cursed with top 2% language skills and composing (and re-formulating) language is such a part of my flesh-and-blood identity that I could not conceive of a life worth living without it. When I do prompt LLMs for software solutions, I spend at least 15-25 minutes crafting context MD files and/or prompts. But then again, I'm not asking them to churn out yet another 1-shot modern web stack app.
I agree the world is richer because of folks like us. Carry on, wayward son. There'll be peace when you are done.
[0] https://www.letras.com/supertramp/84400/ I chose this site because it had the fewest pop-ups (still has a lot). Obviously, just prompting the title and the group returns the lyrics instantly from any mainstream LLM.