I hate AI 'art', but using AI in earnest in a code environment is so incredibly OP that it boggles my mind weekly

Which is not to say that tools aren't helpful or important. Obviously they are. Anything that clears the way materially, psychologically or emotionally is acceptable to use. Anything that gets in the way or blocks free motion in your creative process should be thrown out.

Any activity, tool or object that gets in the way of achieve some form of higher effect in the world is a total waste of time and every time people on Tw*tter prostrate themselves over Vercel or fucking edge functions or something is another 40 brain calories dissipated out into the universe to achieve exactly nothing.

This is why engineers should be kept in the office basement and never allowed to interact with anyone at the company except via kanban board. Thank you ChatGPT for making this dream a reality.

I like making things first and foremost. I don't really 'like' programming or design because most of these tasks are extremely rote and I imagine in the future I'll like them even less. Every time people debate tools (tailwind etc) I just think to myself that these people don't actually like making things.