>>323263
A lot of software involves automation, yes, and overly automation-heavy software has similarly bad effects on people. There's still a big difference between the process of wielding a dataflow programming environment (a tool with more or less deterministic pieces of automation that you program) and asking an LLM to do something for you. The former is that of a dataflow programmer, and the latter is often closer to an outsourcer or a commissioner.
As for calculators, I haven't really looked into the research on them. The one book I own which briefly touched on their effects cited an entire book on working memory instead of individual papers, with the TL;DR being that calculators can supposedly free up working memory in a way instead of straining one's attention as many computer UIs do.
>I bet this dork was convinced that AI is somehow sentient because it responds to written commands.
Probably not, given that he already explained what his views on the "intrinsic properties and differences" of automation were earlier in his article.
>>323266
>if it isn't popular then it probably isn't worthwhile
That's a very normalfaggy mindset. It's also how you fail to make interesting discoveries.
>>323268
The anon I was responding to does not appreciate what he's talking about, and is open about that.
Now, obviously you can enjoy something without making it yourself, although part of appreciating it often involves learning a little of how it's made. What's questionable is when people claim that they enjoy something, but sperg at others for "wasting time" by making it themselves and enjoying the process. If someone claimed to enjoy food, but routinely insulted anyone who cooked at home instead of ordering meals, it'd quickly raise some eyebrows.
>You're not going to learn Latin to study philosophy.
That's a particularly bad example because until very recently, you did. If it wasn't Latin, it was likely another foreign language or older/"exalted" dialect which you studied in detail to expose yourself to concepts outside your everyday speech, and to sharpen your grasp of language in general. Latin itself was an example of this for its own people, as IIRC written Latin was distinct from the Vulgar Latin of everyday life.