access to knowledge isn't the problem. if you use models to learn, good for you.

people around me use models to replace their critical thinking though, and i consider this a structural issue - with how incentives are laid out at my workplace but also as a cognitive trap where you think you get more done, but you're actually unlearning fundamental skills instead of supplementing your existing ones.

this is a good summary: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00146-025-02686-z