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by graeber_28927 1250 days ago
I think it's Cunningham's law at play.

Correcting something is much easier than coming up with it.

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Tangentially, this is where I see a ton of potential in these new ML tools like ChatGPT. If you're expecting it to produce finished work, you'll often be disappointed, but if it can even produce a bad version of what you need, the time saved could be enormous.
Reminds me : If you want an answer to a question on the internet, make an incorrect statement.
Yes, that's Cunningham's law. I generalized it because I genuinely believe it still holds, and applies nicely here. Sorry if my comment above was confusing.
So publish your vomit draft on the internet to have it improved for you?