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It's about writing good, easy to read and maintanable code, not "yet another piece of garbage that almost works... for me..."
10k lines that nobody including you understands? That's a liability if anywhere else than your home project that only you use
Use AI as a hyper-documentation system and "show me how to" guide but not to spew code that neither it or you understand
Macbooks are more like "phone/tablet hardware evolved into desktop" mindset (low power, high performance). x86 hardware is the other way around (high power, we'll see about performance).
That being said, my M2 beats the ... out of my twice as expensive work laptop when compiling an arduino project. Literall jaw drop the first time I compiled on the M2.
That's not how averages work :)
None or low entry barriers are an issue in lots of places. Even making a proper coffee is a craft you can't aquire just by googling around in a rainy evening (throwing hot water on pre-ground beans does not qualify you as a barista). Difference is you can only damage a coffee for the moment, not a whole software suite for many years to come.
Never assume that it's equally easy for anybody to use voice commands. Or that you won't ever catch a cold.
Just imagine that when you'll be at a certain age, mind control will be the thing you'll be told "but it's so much easier", even if you'll not be able to master it.
They abruptly shut down overnight leaving a very large number of people stranded away from home.
Now the government has to pay 150 million to bring them home.
Why not do a gracefull shutdown...???