The intense drive to "do", which serves many software developers well in their careers is weaponized against them by these chatbots. You see them here sometimes on /new at various stages. Sad delusions, some are already homeless. Frequent use of their full legal name for some reason.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408999

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47388478

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44683618

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47064316

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47498693

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47092569

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44912446

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47143420

This is the saddest list of supporting citations I've ever seen — and make this mental dysfunction even realer. Prayers for my fellow disconnected /hn/ers — it's okay to seek help frens.

My best advice for everyone is to spend lots of time disconnected, offline. Literally "touch grass" or whatever. Don't carry your phone one+ hour/day per week.