> I feel like this is really about how your identify is tied up in what you do.

This is it for me. One thing that's important to my identify making things. And I have a lot of trouble saying I made a thing that I asked someone (or something) else to make for me.

I know you're going to say, "But I'm making things, too!" However...

I could crank out a project a day with Claude Code and slap them all up on GitHub for my green squares, and I could say that I made them all.

Just like I could crank out a novel a day with ChatGPT and say that I made them all.

Or I could use it to write 100 blog posts a day and say that I made them all.

In all those cases, I caused things to get made. But did I make them? I don't feel like I can honestly say I did. (And the copyright office is starting to have a thing or two to say about it, as well.)

This is what I struggle with. I like making things.

As a capitalist, sure, your cash is good with me. Tell me where to shoot and I'll shoot. But in terms of keeping my soul fed, it's a tough one.