Look, I know everyone's panicking about losing free access to Grok, but honestly? I'm fine. I've been coding for three months now, and I've developed a perfectly sustainable workflow that doesn't rely on any AI assistance whatsoever.

My process is simple: I Google the error message, click on the first Stack Overflow link from 2014, try the accepted answer, get a different error, Google that error, find a GitHub issue from 2019 that was closed without resolution, panic for 20 minutes, then copy-paste code from three different sources until something works.

"Who needs AI when you have the crushing weight of imposter syndrome driving every decision?"

Sure, Grok could explain things in seconds, but where's the character building in that? I prefer to spend 4 hours debugging a typo while questioning every life choice that led me to this career. It builds resilience. And ulcers.

My senior dev keeps suggesting I "just ask for help," but I think we both know that's not going to happen. I've got my pride, my Stack Overflow tabs, and a coffee addiction that would concern a medical professional. I'm thriving.

So to everyone freaking out about the Grok paywall: relax. You don't need AI. You just need an unhealthy relationship with documentation, a willingness to read 47 blog posts about the same topic, and the ability to pretend you understand regex. You'll be fine. Probably.