Commenters highlight exhaustion and cognitive toll
2 Sep 20 5:55 PM · 4d ago · 7 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 2
Discussion on Hacker News surfaced concerns about observable workplace exhaustion and cognitive decline among colleagues. Multiple commenters noted that using AI to avoid thinking through problems reflects underlying stress and overwork rather than genuine productivity gains.
“What's more concerning is witnessing the cognitive decline, for example struggling to debug straight forward problems… which really ties back to the whole exhaustion thing”
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I'm glad for Author to write on the subject but think the article was tough to get through due to undeveloped ideas and too many cliches. I was additionally confused where the Kool Aid thing was going because the "drinking it" phrase originates from LSD/acid tests--mentioned in the wiki [1] page but not the post.Where do we go from here and what…
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> Getting on a video call was eye opening in many ways. Seeing the exhaustion on his whole body.This describes a non trivial number of my colleagues. What's more concerning is witnessing the cognitive decline, for example struggling to debug straight forward problems[1] and mindlessly copy/pasting stack traces into a chat box. While I'm definitely…
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Maybe this is a response to becoming an empty nester. You’re entering the next phase and taking time to reflect.The American monoculture, especially the “bigger” version you probably see in Texas, gets a little more direct observation when you’re between phases of life.Right now the monoculture is leaning into heavily using AI in all aspects of…
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I have removed a person from a project. Doing their share of work, paying them exactly as agreed. Because they decided to have Claude write 10 pages of feedback on about 5 pages of content I created even after I asked them for clarification. If anyone uses AI in communication, fine. If people think an LLM can express their thoughts better, than…
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Reasonable piece. I always thought the hope/promise of AI was to make it do the work we don't want to do so that we can enjoy life the way we want to which is typically socializing with humans? I get that it generates so much that if you are reviewing thoughtfully everything it is doing, it can suck you away like being a worker at a conveyor belt…
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A lot of AI uses get endlessly debated online and outside, but the most shocking to me is that even genuine human interaction is somehow now up for debate, if I'm not interacting with real people then what even is the point of doing anything.
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How would you approach this. You email a company that has something you want to license. An agent responds. Do you abandon your pursuits at that point and consider other options?
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