Using AI Is Like Nicotine: We Never Evolved to Offload Thinking
shakoistsLog · x · 2026-09-13
A pointed observation: using AI is like nicotine — you can rationally know it's addictive and still get hooked, or develop "AI psychosis." Humans never evolved, nor were raised, to offload thinking to non-human entities, so "we're all kinda psychotic now."
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