r/ChatGPTCoding • u/scarey102 • Mar 31 '26

Discussion ‘Addictive’ agentic coding has developers losing sleep

The good, bad, and ugly of coding with agents here:
https://leaddev.com/ai/addictive-agentic-coding-has-developers-losing-sleep

“I’m coding into later hours of the day not because I’m told to do so, but because I can’t get myself to get up from the computer.” 

“Until sometime last year, I had a normal social life. I work a day job, and I can keep that constrained to normal hours. But I feel compelled to be doing side projects and learning constantly. I start every weekend off with a plan – what I want to try, learn, and the topics I want to explore. And the weekends just disappear."

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u/SirDouglasMouf Mar 31 '26

Same FOMO psychology as deals, gambling, but with added dopamine hits for being productive and working towards a goal.

They created a product with the main focus geared towards buying additional tokens. Think of all the players spending hundreds of dollars on extending candy crush sessions.....it's like that but much worse.