Are they trying to beat Jaguar for fastest destruction of a luxury brand?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't their mass-produced products contribute to the eradication of smallpox and polio. Also, penicillin meant that people could cure pneumonia and other deadly infections. They're not angels for sure, but come on.

I don't think the kid gets it either (or he's playing dumb, I don't know him)

https://youtu.be/RIL8PsSNTZg?t=2562

That might be true, but if you realize it was written by an AI, how can you be sure that the person who posted it (without attribution which is another red flag) bothered to closely read it themself and fix any inaccuracies?

Dust off your mp3 collection

😂

It's true. On the other hand, earth roundness is something that is not that easy to prove to yourself from first principles. How many of us have actually done the stick shadow experiment?
This could actually be a great classroom exercise: connect with various schools at the same longitude as yours, but different latitudes. Meet on Zoom at noon, and everyone measures the shadow of a vertical stick on live cam; then notes are compared.

I agree, but the flip side I observed is that I remember vibe code "lessons" much less well than those I learned struggling the old fashioned way.

I think it makes sense to "debate"/counter opposing views, not necessarily to change the other person's mind (especially if they are not arguing in good faith), but for the benefit of third parties reading the conversation, some of whom while making up their own minds about the topic under discussion.

"endeavor to be what you desire to appear" sounds like good advice