Coding agent 'mania': feeling productive all day while nothing really happens
round · x · 2026-10-30
trq212 offers a resonant observation: with coding agents you can fall into a kind of mania where you feel constantly busy and productive, yet nothing is really happening — often, he argues, a form of avoidance of something else in life.
Building on that, krishkhubchand is recruiting agent-native users for experiments on 'calm agentic environments' that focus on substance, intent, and a holistic view of the human working with agents — addressing the frustration that despite all this power, things don't feel like they're improving as much as they could.
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