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Nah this is more like, "Why do you consult the vibes oracle to compute 7 * 5? Just use a calculator!"

.. which is, to be honest, a criticism I would make if I saw someone try to ask ChatGPT to do math

.. and, FWIW, that is exactly what's happening here; base64 decode is just math



For 7 × 5 using a calculator should not even be a thing for most people. Sure, some people just can't do the basic tables, but most people should be able to tell how much seven €5 items cost in a supermarket. If you could do this as a teenager, but lost that skill afterwards, you are just sacrificing your brain.


Yes I thought about that after writing it and should've used an example with bigger numbers. But I didn't want to ninja edit too much. I think the point came across.


> if I saw someone try to ask ChatGPT to do math

This makes me wonder how many kids are using Chat GPT as a calculator.


This is ridiculous, given that even the browser itself already includes a calculator in the URL-bar, and they are probably not using a website without a browser.




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