Post #366771

2026-02-22 16:57 UTC

Why should I learn to code, when Claude could do it for me? I realized recently, this is just like asking: Why should I learn Spanish, when I could use Google Translate? There are many reasons. A language is vastly richer than any translation. Becoming fluent lets you express yourself more eloquently, and in new ways. It gives you access to new perspectives, and new tools for thought and creativity. It helps you connect with a community of people like you, and all of the works they've produced. It enriches you as a person. We need to stop putting productive output over lived experience, personal growth, and self-expression. It's people that matter. We give work value, not the other way around. We need to remember how to live like that. #llm #programming

Replies (4)

@HaraldKi@nrw.social 2026-02-22 17:11

@ngaylinn Lol, why should I learn hoe to add 1+1 when I could ask an LLM?

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@jenesaisquoidirehelp@framapiaf.org 2026-02-22 18:00

@ngaylinn excellent analogy, experience must be lived and not be delegated to any other computer (ai,llm,...)

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@wrench@wandering.shop 2026-02-22 22:41

@ngaylinn One thing that saddens me about LLMs is how isolating they are. There is the obvious isolation that you no longer ask fellow people for help (with computer or human languages), an asking that would bring new ideas and connections. But even when you are reading a book or looking up an answer in a forum or stack overflow, there is still that indirect connection between you and the authors or community. LLMs, by mashing together all text into a slurry of weights isolate you there too.

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@g@irrelephant.co 2026-02-23 12:57

@ngaylinn That’s a good comparison. Google Translate definitely made it easier for me to travel to countries where I can’t read anything but it won’t do anything to either help me grow or allow me to talk to more people freely

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