Playing games while an agent works now feels oddly productive
dotey · x · 2026-07-24
The author says playing games used to feel guilty, but now it feels justified because they can do it while an agent works in the background.
The attached meme turns that into a “woodcutter vs. shepherd” joke: one person stays busy with games while the AI agent tends the sheep.
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