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by acmerfight 78 days ago
I burn through $5,000 a month in API tokens. I am the last person to romanticize manual toil.

The issue is the difference between using AI for shallow outsourcing ('summarize this') and deep cognitive work ('stress-test this architecture'). AI should be a cognitive amplifier for much harder problems, not a shortcut to bypass critical thinking entirely.