My AI agent is making me lamer
And yet, I could not feel less interesting.I thought that all that saved time would go to the stuff I love. But instead, I find myself at 10pm, ambient watching TV, asking the agent what discount I can get instead of going down a rabbit hole. The optimizing just became the new thing I do at night.I feel very weird right now about my reliance on AI and the general inward nature I’ve been in over the last few months.
- ▪And yet, I could not feel less interesting.I thought that all that saved time would go to the stuff I love.
- ▪But instead, I find myself at 10pm, ambient watching TV, asking the agent what discount I can get instead of going down a rabbit hole.
- ▪The optimizing just became the new thing I do at night.I feel very weird right now about my reliance on AI and the general inward nature I’ve been in over the last few months.
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| Canonical URL | https://pridesai.substack.com/p/my-ai-agent-is-making-me-lamer |
| Publication time | Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:04:43 +0000 |
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My AI agent is making me lamer My agents got my act together and got me out of the house more, but my digital world has moved inward.Sour by Priyanka DesaiSep 29, 20262022ShareIn some weird way, I have never had my shit together more: 1) my inbox is essentially 0 almost all the time, 2) I’m not letting emails or any other messages for that matter slip through the cracks, 3) my general personal maintenance is like actually taken care of. And yet, I could not feel less interesting.I thought that all that saved time would go to the stuff I love. But instead, I find myself at 10pm, ambient watching TV, asking the agent what discount I can get instead of going down a rabbit hole.
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