[al_borland]

There were a few things that would have been projects that I was able to knock out quickly with AI. However, it didn’t feel like I made it, so it wasn’t as fulfilling as seeing the results of something I made myself.

I need to ask myself what the goal of these projects are. Am I just looking for the end result so I can use the thing that I need, but doesn’t yet exist? Or am I trying to occupy my time with something I enjoy, learn some things along the way, and have something I feel good about using at the end because I made it?

There is a lot of talk of the digital garden. A project you can work on and cultivate over time and putter around with. A hand built project feels like a garden, while AI feels more like factory farming.

[muzani]

I see it as a punching bag analogy. It's a strike. A repetitive strike. I try to make the strike shorter and stronger each time.

The last time I tried to make a goth girl dating sim, it took half a day. The next time, I hope it would take an hour to reach the same level. Or be a better simulation.

Is it pointless? Maybe. But like with strikes, I enjoy the power. AI might add some distance, but striking a punching bag with a club is still satisfying.