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the solution might be cancelling my AI subscription (thoughts.hmmz.org)
submitted 12 hours ago by unpossum@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[...] this technology is horrific for attention. It's a thermonuclear ADHD amplifier and I have seen the same effect in every single one of my adult friends. Folk running 3 screens simultaneously working on totally unrelated "projects" they have little hope of maintaining, and such little commitment to the outcome that the time is obviously wasted.

Worth a read, whatever your opinion on LLMs.

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[–] meerstyler@feddit.org 3 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

A friend of mine wants to get into gold trading. He is trying to vibe code bots that'll buy/sell following his investment principles precisely. He's paying for ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and now also Mistral. Multiple screens, hundreds of working hours and not a cent earned. Yet, he claims. But the thing is, he doesn't have money to invest, so the chances of this project ever being lucrative are, well non zero but also not very high. I linked him this article, but he is just going to glance at it and dismiss the thought, that he might have gotten lost in something here. What can I do to save him?

[–] rah@hilariouschaos.com 1 points 5 hours ago

What can I do to save him?

Just curious what makes you think there's something you could do that would save him?

[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 hours ago

You probably can't. He will likely have to hit rock-bottom before he realizes he's made a mistake. You've tried intervention, and you can leave the door open for when his plan all falls apart. You can't really do anything more than that.