> It's funny how AI has suddenly caused this great awakening in developers/mathematicians: that building stuff or working on purely technical stuff wasn't their actual value, but rather "taste", "understanding", "deciding what to or not to build" etc

Anyone that has worked in an enterprise context knows this. You spend more time saying no and finding justifications than in the editor.

The problem with smart people is that they are able to construct ever more elaborate justifications for their own mental gymnastics.

That said, if you think developers have never enjoyed telling other people what to or not to build, I recommend checking out Stack Overflow.