The LLM Critics Are Right. I Use LLMs Anyway

At Local-First Conf in Berlin, the author noticed a shared dissonance: speakers criticized LLMs while the audience applauded with Claude Code open. He concedes every critique—slop, trust erosion in OSS, broken junior-senior teaching loops, geopolitical supply risks—yet still uses LLMs heavily. The post doesn't resolve the tension; it lays out the contradiction and asks others to share their usage patterns so the community can better understand this collective unease.

Why it matters: An honest personal observation that lays out the collective dissonance devs feel about LLMs, with a concrete on-stage anecdote (Armin Ronacher's reply). Strong resonance, but lacks hard data or actionable takeaways, so the score sits right at the featured threshold.