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MilesWK
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Why AI when you have Stack Overflow?

AI has taken over our minds. People used to spend countless hours on Stack Overflow, and now they spend three minutes using ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and other AI platforms. However, the countless hours actually help, they build skills, and by AI taking over, it can damage the brains of future people.

  1. The Bad UI helps your IQ
    Stack Overflow's bad UI might seem stressful, but studies show that the harder the UI is to navigate, the harder your brain has to work. This means that your IQ will get better. It helps your brain with critical thinking parts. However, ChatGPT, whose UI requires no thinking whatsoever, actually makes you dumber. This study shows that the more you have to think, the better your IQ will be.

  2. Reading text with no spelling mistakes is bad.
    When you read Stack Overflow questions and answers, you will see spelling errors and grammatical errors. This actually helps you. It let's you learn how to adapt to various things. However, ChatGPT is always perfect. No grammatical errors.

  3. You have to fix the code.
    When you see the code on Stack Overflow, most of it doesn't work or doesn't fit your situation perfectly. You actually get to learn the code. However, ChatGPT gives you the copy + paste answer. This is wrong for the learning portion of programming.

So take your pick. Are you go take the bad AI path, or the good Stack Overflow path.

Thank you.

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