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Comment by saagarjha

3 days ago

Ok so it's poker rather than a slot machine

Not really, it's not a zero-sum game. You're not competing against anything, you're working with something. It's just a tool that takes practice, has some variability and isn't free. Like most things in life. More like buying corn or having friends.

  • Poker takes practice, has variability and isn't free. In fact it's the only game I know of that's pointlessly boring without money on the table.

    LLM workflow is competing with other ways of writing code. DIY, stack overflow, paired, offshored...

    • > pointlessly boring without money on the table.

      I bought a bunch of poker chips and taught Texas Hold'em to my kids. We have a fantastic time playing with no money on the line, just winning or losing the game based on who wins all the chips.

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