Dev Admits Feeling Guilty Whenever Claude and Codex Aren't Running Tasks
_akpiper · x · 2026-08-18
A developer confesses: if Claude and Codex aren't actively doing something while he's at his desk, he feels unproductive. "I've been captured. This is so weird."
What resonates here: once AI coding agents become the default productivity baseline, the psychological standard for a human at work quietly shifts — it's no longer about typing code yourself, but about making sure the machines are always working for you.
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