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title: "I Forgot to Use AI On My Latest Project"
description: "I forgot to use an LLM to assist on my latest coding project.  I probably set the progress of humanity back many hours.  But hey, I learned something along the way.  What did I learn?  That I'd rather not use an LLM on this project."
pubDate: "Jun 21 2025"
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I forgot to use AI on my last project. All the tech bros are laughing at me right now. I'm sure in the time I wasted I could have launched a cloud-based passive-income app, but now I have to have fun staying poor. I'll cry myself to sleep right after I get the satisfaction of learning something new and building something with my own mind.

- I'm learning a new thing
  - I didn't even think to reach for the AI because I wanted to know what was happening.
  - I was _playing_ with it. Why would I need to play harder?
    - That's like having a bot play video games for you. Do you not enjoy the game?
- LLMs are only good for things you already know
  - They can maybe help teach you, but you have to spend the time playing i with the thing, and failing, to really learn.
  - The only output you can judge the quality of is output you are qualified to write yourself.