Hot take: AI is just masking human burnout for longer, and that's not good
alienelf · x · 2026-09-09
A short but discussion-sparking post argues that AI is really just masking human burnout for much longer — productivity gains defer rather than eliminate exhaustion, and the poster thinks that's not a good thing.
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