After canceling Codex, this developer says AI was making him 'way dumber' than he thought
rezer3 · reddit · 2026-10-05
A Reddit post: the author says that after his Codex subscription ended, his "brain and fervor for life returned," realizing the tool had been flattening his interest in life on several fronts. He asks how many people realize AI usage is degrading their ability to perform their jobs, with cognitive decline tracking usage and undermining the career/financial gains they expected from AI.
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