• pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    And not a single ounce of that is going to help him in any respect other than getting some hits on a video, unless he finds very niche specialty work using 3D printers which in the U.S. simply does not exist.

    He still needs the understanding he can only obtain by actually learning material himself to be able to do anything actually useful.

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      Niche? Are you a lunatic? The 3D printing industry is one of the fastest growing fields in the world. 3D printing is getting cheaper and cheaper compared to eg. CNC machining. The industry is a very important one, because it allows you to create accurate parts much more quickly that to drill a block of metal. And all this not even mentioning that this required mostly general computer science skill, I hope you won’t call the computer science field niche?

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        Yes, niche. He could make a profit doing homework for others, for a short time until he is caught I suppose. But America simply doesn’t have the industry to really boost someone like him, and no one building any wants people who can’t write on their own with their own hand or think with their own mind.

        People like him have no real conceptual understanding of what they do. He can’t do back of the envelope calculations, think quickly, or solve problems. And that’s why Chat GPT will always be bad and immoral.

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          You think someone writing custom software can’t solve problems?

          Also, a 3d printer is just an additive cnc machine, learning how to operate, tweak, tune, write gcode, etc, is an incredibly important skill in manufacturing and r&d, CAD skills are not niche, they are incredibly sought after.

          Learning how to use and modify a 3d printer at an early age, as well as learning software development, and practicing connecting disparate systems is one of the best things you could do if you want to become an engineer.

          “He can’t do back of the envelope calculations, think quickly, or solve problems.” This is just made up, completely. That is literally just a fantasy created in your head.

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            Not if all they’re going to do is use it to do homework for them, no. They’re just slaves wiring themselves to corporate machines and so are you for supporting them.

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      CNC also runs on GCODE

      You think CNC machines aren’t being used, like literally everywhere?

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        Stop trying to scrape the bottom of the barrel to defend some unscrupulous asshole who just wants to get out of learning important shit that bores them. Encourage them to learn instead.