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by godelski 610 days ago
I saw the cli is the easy way because it lets you do more. The barrier to entry is higher, yes, but if you're willing to get through that, things become easier. And by easier I mean take less time and get better results as well as easier to find solutions[0].

  > Arch wiki
It looks like their solution was following the config in 9.3. So this is why I made a snipe at reaching for GPT when the Wiki is there.

[0] The analogy I'll give is that often a novice works harder than an expert when doing the same task, even if the task is simple. This is often because the expert is doing very minute things that they might not even notice that they can leverage. I know coders rock climb, so I'll use that as an example: this may be something like a subtle finger placement or how center of gravity is placed. The practiced person has more strength, but they will literally use less energy to get up a wall than a novice (and then it can be easy to overestimate what a novice can do because they judge what energy they use)