The moral of both stories is that there is worth in what seem to be boring or painful experiences. Effort has intrinsic value.

Value isn't replaceable. AI is a great tool only if it's used correctly:

• treat generated code as ephemera rather than the finished product
• review every line, increasing our skillset at the same time
• solve new problems and build new instincts

As written in another post:

1. Never let an LLM speak for you
2. Never let an LLM think for you