AI Killed the Thrill of Solving Your Own Problems

AI is no longer a question of whether it's popular or not; it has genuinely entered the lives of people like me.

This brings a problem. For example, in the past, when a technical idea came to mind in daily life, I'd want to come to Juejin to show off a bit. But now, when that thought arises, I first consider letting AI expand on it. Then, with just a back-and-forth Q&A, the original urge to show off is instantly extinguished without a trace.

AI is just way too comprehensive!

Folks, how can we still show off our tech skills with dignity in the future?

I thought and thought, but I couldn't figure it out.

So, I went and asked AI. It actually considerately gave me three paths.

After asking these, I realized I wasn't actually concerned about the path to showing off tech skills. So I asked AI again, "Why did you only give three paths? Why not two or four?"

Then AI summarized:

Hmm. It sounded reasonable, but I had to argue. "Today you must give me a fourth point." AI was truly loyal and provided a fourth one.

That flattery felt good.

Then I felt I was about to start showing off. Facing those four points, I was still a bit confused. I figured I'd start from the first point and ask another AI how to dig a pit out of a standard document.

But as I was typing the question, I suddenly had an epiphany: "I can't write something because of AI, so I asked AI, and the result AI gave me made me think of going to another AI for the answer."

Uh, what the hell am I even writing for!

And with that, it's over!

This is very much like the mental journey of using AI to write programs, losing that previous high of solving a problem through thinking.