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by maplethorpe 249 days ago
As a thought experiment, do you think it would be just as fun if you were given access to an infinite database of apps, and you were able to search through the database for an existing app that suit your needs, and then it gave it to you?

Or would it no longer be fun, because it no longer feels like creating?
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vineyardmike 248 days ago
I'll repeat something I said to a sibling comment. I guess my original wasn't particularly clear.

> I think there is joy in the act of turning your ideas into something real - creation - not just having something real. Shopping is not building.

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maplethorpe 244 days ago
No, you were clear. I suppose I was interested to see where you drew the distinction between creating and shopping.

For example, lets say LLMs improve to the point where they can now reliably one-shot entire apps with no more input than the original prompt. Would you no longer consider that creating? What's the difference between that and typing your prompt into an infinite app store?

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