I work at a fully remote company, and coding with Claude hits the "pair programming" itch I have. Obviously it's not the same thing (and I do chitchat with coworkers on teams to get real human interaction during the day), but one of my favorite parts of my job is having technical conversations with others, debating the pros and cons of a certain approach. Pre-AI, they were occasional conversations I had with younger devs, but now I have them every day.

I found Claude extremely addicting at first (the dopamine hits were real for me!) but over time I guess I've gotten desensitized.