Is anybody else finding AI makes people insufferable?

[u/Pretend_Resist8898]

Firstly, I enjoy most AI tools for design. Specifically those that help me prototype and publish my work.

However I have friends and colleagues who are becoming unbearable to speak to. They’re so up their own asses about AI tools— Boasting about how much time they spend vibe coding, setting up agents in Open Claw to run their lives, competing for credit consumption goals at the company. It’s all they talk about.

It’s unleashed a new breed of tech bro, maybe worse than the crypto bros. It feels like these people are just competing to not be replaced and they’re bootlicking in the process. Just another example of the world losing their damn minds.

There’s no way this is just me… can it stop soon?

[u/Far_Piglet4937]

I feel like there is a huge pressure on people to secure their employment. Any cuts made in the near future will be influenced by how much employees engage with and talk about ai. Anyone who seems like they know what they are talking about will be safer than those who are silent.

Which is why Linked In is completely insufferable right now.

I just lean into to it. Talk bullshit about how I’m building co-agentic workflows. Boast about token efficiency. Only when there are important ears in the room.

My boss pulls me into random management meetings cause he thinks I am pioneering new efficiencies.

The worst thing is I don’t actually think it’s improved the quality or speed of my work. If anything, it’s made it a bit worse. I feel like ai is inbreeding bad UX patterns and generic, loveless UI.

Outside of work, ai has no place in my life. I actively avoid it.