The deskilling effect of LLM use is real. Figuring out how to do things for yourself is the cornerstone of the entire learning process, and if you bypass it, everything else you 'learn' about how to do something with LLM help has no solid foundation in understanding that is necessary to change, adapt, and apply that knowledge in the future. It may seem harmless to 'skip ahead' with LLMs here and there bc 'you don't need to learn that', but it builds a habit of not understanding anything.
@earthshine I wonder how much of the modern economy is really built on building substitutes for thinking. To illustrate with another example: a lot of entertainment that has the artifice of education (viz. YouTube video essays) has the effect of making you feel smart with other people’s predigested thought…