Do LLMs Benefit ADHD or Super-Disciplined People? A Debate on Focus
jimmykoppel · x · 2026-08-31
Jimmy Koppel and Tobi (likely Tobi Lütke) debated how LLMs impact people with different working styles.
Clashing Views:
- Tobi's Argument: LLMs advantage people with ADHD. They start many tasks, let LLMs handle the execution work, and hop between them.
- Jimmy's Argument: LLMs advantage super-disciplined people. LLMs are tremendous "entropy-generators," creating massive amounts of information and possibilities; controlling this chaos is the name of the game.
Jimmy added that seeing an agent session through to something shippable requires immense focus, making it very hard if one gets distracted in between.
Related event: AI circles debate: Are LLMs better for ADHD minds or the ultra-disciplined?(8 posts)→
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