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0 pointsdogleash1mo ago0 comments

I'm curious whenever I hear takes with your perspective.

Entering the workforce happens at an age where people have built (some more rudimentary than others) a level of understanding and self control regarding delayed gratification and Type II fun.

Did you have the kind of life where you were never really challenged to build that skillset, or is the mental stimulation so strong for you when you use AI that it overcomes executive function?

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andrewstuart21mo ago

I have ADHD and have done quite a bit of reading and study on it, so I'm pretty familiar with how dopamine and dopamine disorders work. I've also been in the workforce as a software engineer long enough to have done some really hard things. So my life and career have both been plenty challenging lol.

And I'm not alone here. Like I said, I was discussing this with a bunch of friends who are also quite senior and accomplished in their engineering careers, and the sentiment was familiar for us all.

AlecSchueler1mo ago

> Did you have the kind of life where you were never really challenged to build that skillset,

Do you really think phrasing a question like this will ever induce a productive response?

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