So my very dear and old BBS /#IRC era friends were talking about #LLM assisted coding tools, pros and cons this comment got made. Including the whole thing for context but what struck me was the last two set of lines. “I like what it can do well, like finding vaguely where a bug is likely to be or summarizing the context around some code. Automatically writing small scripts and config files for things. Being a second set of eyes on changes. Something to bounce design idea off.” And i recall in the 90s early 2000s how when we were on IRC all the time, when we were learning and developing our various skillsets( programming, network skills , things to make the internet “go”) , we would share and ask for help all the time, we were that group where we could be the second set of eyes, someone to bounce ideas off of and in the end we would all learn something more from one persons desire to learn something. In a time where we are more connected and always online more than ever before, we find ourselves so disconnected and without the time to communicate with our friends that we find it easier to check with an LLM than each other. I miss learning with my friends.