A software engineer explains AI fatigue, compounded by a FOMO treadmill of using labs' latest tools, thinking atrophy, and more, alongside boosted productivity
You're using AI to be more productive. So why are you more exhausted than ever? The paradox every engineer needs to confront.
AI was supposed to make us more productive. So why is everyone more exhausted? Each task gets faster. So you do more tasks. Your brain doesn't scale like a GPU. Wrote about it honestly. https://siddhantkhare.com/...
also “urgency culture” & FOMO was created by the capitalists to move products & money. It also creates an atmosphere of widespread (population wise) nervous system dysregulation. People get wind of something & the FOMO gets triggered which = $$ to capitalists. — It's populati…
“When each task takes less time, you don't do fewer tasks. You do more tasks. Your capacity appears to expand, so the work expands to fill it. And then some. Your manager sees you shipping faster, so the expectations adjust.” — siddhantkhare.com/writing/ai- f...
The FOMO treadmill is real. Every new model launch creates this pressure to re-evaluate your entire workflow. Meanwhile the actual productivity gains come from deeply learning one tool, not constantly switching to whatever dropped yesterday.