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this post was submitted on 03 May 2026
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There's plenty of good use cases for LLMs. The most devout haters simply refuse to acknowledge that because giving even an inch suggests they might need to give another, and it starts to chip away at their binary worldview where things can be neatly labeled good or bad with very little nuance in between.
As is with most technology, it has its limits. It can be used for both good and bad. Some people find them genuinely useful tools and they've helped a ton of people, but the opposite is also true. There's also valid criticism about the energy demands, environmental damage, and so on. It's a messy subject that can be approached from many perspectives. Our current online environments simply don't reward nuance, so you only hear from the extremes.