AI's rabbit hole effect: endless answers are fueling anxiety for overthinkers
marclou · x · 2026-10-06
marclou highlights a rarely discussed side effect of AI: it's making life 10x worse for overthinkers. Ask about a small injury, get 5 things to watch for; ask about those, get 10 more — and every authoritative-sounding answer opens new possibilities to worry about, because AI never runs out of answers.
He compares it to social media in the 2010s: it took years to realize a connection tool could also deepen loneliness. AI is just reaching everyone, and people are already getting anxious from conversations with ChatGPT. He expects many more such side effects to surface over the next decade.
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