Impostor Syndrome: Wizard Edition

The duality of a programmer's YouTube watch later playlist is painfully real. On one side, a video titled "Don't do it" with a noose thumbnail – the perfect metaphor for how we feel about diving into pointers. On the other, a 3+ hour C/C++ pointer course we've been "meaning to watch" for 4 years. The universe is telling us something: learning pointers is simultaneously essential and soul-crushing. That course will stay unwatched until approximately 3 AM the night before a critical project deadline when we suddenly decide it's the perfect time for professional development.

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The eternal cycle of tech hype has reached AI, and seasoned devs are getting tired. Non-technical folks are out here acting like AI is going to replace us all tomorrow while pushing no-code solutions that barely work. Meanwhile, actual developers know the truth: these tools are just fancy autocomplete with good marketing. Instead of dropping cash on "AI that writes code," people could learn how their systems actually work and build sustainable solutions. But that requires effort, and why do that when you can just slap "AI-powered" on everything? The real kicker? We're the ones who'll have to clean up the technical debt when the hype dies down. Just like we did with blockchain, serverless, and whatever "vibe coding" is supposed to be.

Remember when we actually had to memorize algorithms and syntax? Now my brain's shrinking faster than my will to whiteboard during interviews. The top image shows Homer Simpson's brain scan before ChatGPT, all plump and functional. The bottom shows what's left after outsourcing our thinking to AI - just enough neurons to type "write me a function that..." and hit enter. Evolution in reverse, folks - soon we'll just be fingers attached to a coffee mug.

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