[shrimpx]

I mean, that's been the trend line of every paradigm, hasn't it? Quality & craftsmanship being sacrificed to scale & automation.

I'd say the good part of AI coding is the democratization of programming. It'll be shittier than hand-crafted stuff but more broadly available and empowering more people to make their own stuff.

[pixl97]

Handcrafted nails were better than machine made ones?

I'm not sure it's easy to make sweeping statements like this and generally needs to be looked at a case by case basis.

[shrimpx]

Btw handcrafted nails is indeed a niche upscale market.

But I agree that some things are highest quality or feasible to build only when mass produced, like semiconductors.