We've all been there where we choose the easy least efficient route just cuz (laziness...can afford it), but we've mostly done this consciously. The example in the article however does take this to another level and understandably so, as it's so easy now to take the easier route when you have no idea what you've requested is actually doing under the hood. I'm sure if you explained it to them, they'd immediately go...oooh I'm building my car every time I need to drive to work. As many comments have already stated, it's programming 101.

It's almost no different to using an expensive frontier model to do a general scouting task. Use the right tool for the job. A hammer can do most things, but should it be used for most things...

I think one of the most important non-technical things everyone should strive for is a mental awareness for figuring out what the right question is.

> "Exactly!" said Deep Thought. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means."