I also can't help but feel bad for the author. However, when the first line of the README is

> A production-grade Matrix homeserver

this is engineering malpractice. It is also unethical to present the work of an LLM as your own.

> Is it really worth it?

Unequivocally yes.

Fraud is fraud, and if your first instinct is to defend it in this manner, check yourself in the mirror.

I think it's a pretty big deal for a major company to put out a blog post about something that is "production grade" and pushing customers to use it without actually making it production grade.

> They start by saying they "wanted to see if it was possible"

That's a generous read. From the actual article:

> We wanted to see if we could eliminate that tax entirely. Spoiler: We could.

We are getting tired of being lied to.