to add on to the others:
- writing the code can surface problems, hurdles, and/or challenge assumptions that may impact whatever acceptance criteria we were aiming for
- assuming we're still talking about writing code for humans to read/maintain - if the code you would've written is literally the same code the machine would've generated, I'd say there's room for improvement
- paraphrasing, but "just lie down and accept it" is not in my spirit
the character is small potatoes when it comes to fictional villainy, but Pierce Hawthorne played by Chevy Chase in the show "Community" immediately came to mind