But you didn't do anything
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I worked some retail job when the iPhone 3g came out. Along with it came a bunch of novelty apps. Funny stuff like drinking a beer by tilting the phone.
My manager purchased the phone and showed it off to me. He installed an app that showed the weather and also displayed the "feels like" temperature.
I don't know how to describe the way he showed it off through text, but he had this distinct pride in his voice. As if he alone was the reason for this new functionality, that somehow by purchasing and installing this app he willed the existence of "feels like" temperature feature. (Note we all did not have constant access to the internet at this point in history).
I thought of retorting "but you didn't do anything", but I did not feel like yucking his yum. It's just so weird (to me).
Later, at the same job, a different coworker talked about their favourite (ice) hockey team. "We won" he proclaimed with the same pride(?). And again the same thought popped up.
But you didn't do anything.
The team won. The players won. They played a good game and took home the dub. Whether that coworker watched the game or not, or whether they cheered of the team had no bearing on the outcome of the game.
The accomplishment belonged to the players, and yet my coworker believed they had a hand in it. They didn't play on the ice. They didn't direct the players. I still don't understand this part about sports. It's always "we" and never "they" or "them".
Then came the sysadmins / home-labbers / self-hosters. To clarify, most have interest in the hobby itself and learning about it, but some exhibit similar behaviour as my manager. They install [insert your favourite self hosted software here] and pass it off as though they designed + wrote it from scratch. Listening to them try and show off evokes the same feeling.
But you didn't do anything.
Though in this case they did have to add copy paste some lines into their docker-compose.yml. Hosting someone's software does not mean you have written or created that software. Yet they try to pass it off as their own accomplishment.
Then came 3d printing. You probably know the type. They download a STL off thingiverse and send to their printer for production. They bring it in the following day and act as if they spent hours modeling in CAD. Once again the feeling returns.
But you didn't do anything.
You bought a 3D printer. You downloaded someone else's work. You did not do the work yourself.
And now we have the LLM prompters.
You didn't do anything.
And that's why LLM output is synonymous with poor quality. You did not take the time to learn. You did not take the time to make sure whatever LLM spat out passed any quality bar. You lack the ability to do so, because you have never put in the effort. You have no interest in the process of creation, or self improvement. You want the recognition of having done something.
But you didn't do anything.
It's just sad.