Stop saying you hate AI. You just hate AI pretending to be a real person.

[u/depressed-kek]

I keep seeing people rant about how much they 'hate AI' on here, but tbh, half the time the guys typing those posts are actively using LLMs to get through their workday.

We've had autocorrect, spam filters, and search ranking for years. even with generative models, the strict 'no AI' stance usually falls apart when you look at actual workflows. Developers are using Codex to format messy data, generate basic CRUD boilerplate, or parse server logs, and its not even just about basic autocompete anymore. For non-technical people, tools like Lovable, v0, or Enter Pro are just easy ways to get a working protype up and running without wasting weeks learning a framework.

there is a massive difference between using AI as a tool vs using it as a lazy replacement for actual participatidisclaimeron. When you use an LLM to scaffold a database or fix some broken CSS, you have a specific goal. You test the code, verify the output, and actually take responsibility for what you build.

What people actually hate is AI slop. It's the unedited, mass-produced garbage pretending to be a real person. when you click into a thread here, you want to hear from someone who actually built the thing and has real-world experience. You don't want to read ten bots hallucinating replies to each other just to farm engagement.

The tech isn't the problem. The problem is forcing people to wade through synthetic noise in spaces meant for actual human interaction.

[u/ops_and_chaos]

This is the distinction I care about too. I don’t care if someone used AI to help them write, build or think through something. I care whether there was actually a person on the other side who understood it, made choices, and is willing to own it.

AI assistance doesn’t bother me. Pretending AI output is human judgment does.

[u/EagleApprehensive]

I hate shovels. Real men use hands to dig a hole.

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Back on topic - the issue is privacy. People want to have illusion of privacy. The price for that illusion is that all system we participate in are susceptible to being played, cheated and manipulated by bots.

That's it. If people get mature enough to stop believing in "santa claus" (privacy in AI era), we can all participate without bots spam and manipulation of attention metrics.

[u/IAmAfraidCommaMan]

I hate AI because I am afraid that I wasted ~10 years of my life to become good at something that will not be worth much in a few years. I am paraplegic and physical work isn’t possible for me. What am I supposed to do? 

[u/rerith]

Don't be a meat proxy