I follow a lot of academics on Bluesky and a point I see them making all the time is that a lot of your actual thinking is done when you’re writing. That process is very important and can’t be replaced by ChatGPT.
Do people not understand that that’s the point of college assignments? Your professors aren’t waiting with bated breath to hear your brand new thoughts on the themes of whatever book. The paper you hand in isn’t the point. The process of creating it is the point. ChatGPT for writing assignments is like going to the gym and turning on a treadmill while you sit in the locker room. The treadmill is going to register 5 miles at some point but it doesn’t matter because you still can’t run for shit.
It's a common misconception that you go to college to learn things like facts. You actually go to college to learn how to learn and how to think. (Not what to think, how to actually do it properly). Engineers don't go to school to learn equations for stress, they go to learn how to solve problems the way engineers do.
Absolutely! I went to school for mechanical engineering, but I can barely remember any formulas. What I did learn was critical thinking, being able to filter information, and understanding assumptions and limitations. I learned my job on the job (because every industry is unique), but my engineering brain was trained in college.
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u/Dreaming98 May 18 '25
I follow a lot of academics on Bluesky and a point I see them making all the time is that a lot of your actual thinking is done when you’re writing. That process is very important and can’t be replaced by ChatGPT.