@jonathanhogg good point! I think I see what you meant now. I miss the old visual basic and how easy it was to make tools using it without knowing any programming, really.

@jonathanhogg Actually think you have that backwards. Making something dangerous and broken has been easy for ages, that's why a certain level of gatekeeping is actually a good thing. Like, driving a car isn't that hard. A six year old can do it with a few minutes of training. Driving a car safely on the other hand

@Crell Here's something that rubs me the wrong way: "At some point soon, I will have to figure out how to work with AI coding tools" - No, you don't. That's a choice you are making. In the end, you are making the same choice as those who say "It is what it is". You choose personal convenience over your convictions. Someone has to be the first to refuse. Someone has to be the one to shoulder the burden. What makes you think that someone isn't you?