Lemme Stick To Old Ways

The brutal truth of modern development hits hard! This is basically every junior dev who's been using ChatGPT as a crutch instead of actually learning fundamentals. The dependency paradox strikes again—if you're completely reliant on AI to write your code, you haven't actually developed the skills to be a proper engineer. It's like claiming you're a chef because you can follow microwave instructions. The irony is that the tools that make us more efficient can sometimes prevent us from developing the mental models needed to solve problems independently. That moment when your senior dev calls you out and your entire identity as a programmer crumbles...

Ever wondered how modern AI was built? Just picture a desperate developer with a thousand-mile stare chaining together an ungodly number of else if statements like some deranged code wizard. The meme brilliantly captures that moment when your conditional logic has spiraled so far out of control that you're just shouting more conditions into the void. It's the programming equivalent of throwing spaghetti at the wall, except the spaghetti is else if statements and the wall is a deadline that passed three days ago.

Wanted to draw a duck, ended up with a startup and a beach house. That's what I call failing upwards. Gemini 3.0 apparently doesn't just generate code—it generates entire business plans and retirement strategies. Google's AI has officially reached the "midlife crisis financial advisor" stage of evolution. Next thing you know, it'll be suggesting you invest in NFTs of that duck you originally wanted.

Classic Twitter thread where someone who's built absolutely nothing claims AI will replace programmers. First guy says a $200 ChatGPT subscription can replace $145k junior devs. Then a real developer steps in with the reality check: AI needs human supervision to prevent hallucinations and feature creep. When challenged to show what he's built, the AI doomsayer admits he hasn't actually created anything. That thumbs up at the end is just *chef's kiss* - nothing says "I'm qualified to predict the demise of your profession" like having zero experience in said profession.

Remember when buying a GPU was just an expense and not a second mortgage? In 2009, dropping $500 on a graphics card felt like a splurge. Fast forward to 2025, and you're staring at a $4,799 price tag with the same horrified expression as someone who just found out their entire codebase has no comments. Thanks crypto miners, AI enthusiasts, and whatever unholy alliance of market forces conspired to make rendering pixels cost more than my first car. At this rate, we'll soon be trading organs for ray tracing capabilities.

The SHEER EXISTENTIAL CRISIS when your AI IDE just can't comprehend that your code is STILL BROKEN after you've reported it for the 15TH TIME! 😩 Your fancy AI assistant is just sitting there like "hmm, have you tried turning it off and on again?" while you're on the verge of a complete mental breakdown! The cognitive dissonance between what the AI thinks is helpful and what you actually need is enough to make anyone question their career choices and possibly their will to live. And yet tomorrow, like the coding masochists we are, we'll be right back at it again!