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346 points c1ccccc1 | 1 comments | 11 Apr 25 05:05 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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profsummergig ◴[11 Apr 25 06:21 UTC] No.43651005[source]▶
Requesting someone to please explain the "coquina" metaphor.
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ern ◴[11 Apr 25 07:16 UTC] No.43651280[source]▶
Maybe I’m not smart enough, or too tired to decode these metaphors, so I plugged the essay into ChatGPT and got a clear explanation from 4o.
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criddell ◴[11 Apr 25 10:55 UTC] No.43652491[source]▶
Are you at all concerned that plugging stuff like this into ChatGPT is leaving you with weaker cognitive muscles? Or is it more similar to what people do when they see a new word and reach for their dictionary?
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1. ern ◴[11 Apr 25 17:14 UTC] No.43656156{3}[source]▶
I see AI like the reading glasses I’ll soon need — not because I can’t think clearly, but because it helps cut through things faster when my brain’s juggling too much.

A few years ago, I’d have quietly filed this kind of article under “too hard” or passed a log analysis request from the CIO down the line. Now? I get AI to draft the query, check it, run it, and move on. It’s not about thinking less — it’s about clearing the clutter so I can focus where it counts.