I've been using Claude at work for the past two months, and the other day I realized that during that time, I haven't had my previously weekly aha moment while in the shower or on a walk where the solution to a problem suddenly came to me. Claude has robbed me of that joy, which is why I got into software engineering. Now I review its slop or the slop that other engineers make with it. I think I'll take a walk today.
I've had this experience too. I like doing the work. Claude is good and I do find it useful for brainstorming and some other things, but... I still like doing the work.
