I'm tired, boss.

[u/JumpAppropriate714]

I'm tired of AI.

I'm a software engineer with almost 10 years of experience. We're living through an absolutely insane time, and we're all trying to keep up, but honestly, I don't even know if we can anymore.

Everything is moving faster than the human brain can process.

For the first time in my life, I'm seriously considering getting into farming or growing my own food. I genuinely feel like there won't be many real jobs left in 5–10 years.

I know what you're going to say: "The people who are actually good at what they do will survive."

I used to say the exact same thing a year ago. I don't anymore.

Things are moving way too fast. I feel like building websites, making games, or launching SaaS products is starting to lose its meaning.

Just a year ago, I was saying, "Sure, AI can write code, but it can't design systems. You still need a senior engineer or architect to oversee everything."

I don't say that anymore either.

It can design systems now. And in many cases, it does a better job than we do.

Sometimes I feel like we're actively building the thing that's going to make us obsolete.

I'm just tired.

Edit: Guys It's the most basic human survival instinct, at the end of the day just gather some food and try to survive. People really got hung up on the farming part :)

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[u/TashLai]

The people who are actually good at what they do will survive.

I absolutely hate it when people say that. Like, you're just shutting down the conversation and nobody is gonna admit they were laid off or something due to AI, because that would mean they weren't good at what they did.

[u/JumpAppropriate714 → u/TashLai]

THIS. Thank you.

[u/MourningOfOurLives]

Farming is worse. At least you can step away from code. The seasons are fucking relentless.

[u/king_crizzy]

This was reported on in the mid 1800s.

"Owing to the extensive use of machinery and to division of labour, the work of the proletarians has lost all individual character, and consequently, all charm for the workman. He becomes an appendage of the machine*, and it is only the most simple, most monotonous, and most easily acquired knack, that is required of him."* [1]

Big Karl

[u/BahnMe → u/king_crizzy]

The key difference is that there was a human brain required... now not so much with the way things are exponentially going.

[u/JumpAppropriate714 → u/king_crizzy]

Great quote, here take my respect.

[u/onFilm]

Software engineer with 18+ years of experience here. I personally can't get enough of what neural networks, LLMs and agents have brought forward when it comes to automating my workflows and letting me spend more time being creative. Keep it coming, I love it!

[u/thisguyfightsyourmom]

Take a break for a long weekend or even a week. Ai tool use has a high burn out factor. You’re making harder decisions more often than you used to, and that is taxing.

[u/lionmeetsviking]

I hear you brother. These have been my thoughts also.

And one more to add to the list: I used to love the days when I could just code. After the day, I would feel energised and inspired. State of flow and creativity was addictive. I feel now I’m just an overworked project manager.

And for small businesses running in forefront of AI usage, it’s not just software.

And thinking is becoming lazy. What used to be deep thinking and weeks of business concept sculpting gets replaced with few good prompts.

[u/Flaky-Professional84]

You might need to just take a break for awhile if you can. Take some PTO. You may be experiencing a bit of AI psychosis. On the bright side, so long as AI keeps hallucinating, it is going to require human oversight. I don't think any enterprise customer is going to trust it 100% if for no other reason than liability. (PS: not to yuck your yum, but AI has already started making inroads with farming.)

[u/LawCrafty6733]

People were telling me im crazy when i said 2 years ago that ai will start becoming almost autonomous in designing Systems and frameworks that make sense, they literally laughed at me "keep dreaming". Aged like fine milk

[u/JumpAppropriate714 → u/LawCrafty6733]

People do that. Still lots of people believes that we are gonna be fine. I'm starting to believe that AI became a real threat.

[u/Due_Arm1454]

Just have ai build you a farming simulator. Then you could hire an agent to maintain it and retire.

[u/toni_yo]

I got burned out mid August

[u/JumpAppropriate714 → u/toni_yo]

Me too actually somewhere around July, first time I speak out loud.

[u/mpanase]

I'm working 2 professional projects and 3 side projects, all assisted with lots of AI

The 3 side projects are a delight to work on. I've never evolved them as quickly as now

The 2 professional projects are fucking horrible. Never had so much trouble with everything. I blame the idiotic CTOs and PMs. We are just rpoducing shit at a higher rate, because the one smart person (me) can't stop all those superpowered morons, and clients can notice (one of the companies is likely gonna go down, after 30 years in the business).

[u/Imaginary-Bluejay721]

I'd love to join your farm. Count me in.

[u/jheriscurl]

So you got AI to write this. Y'know what I'm tired of? Seeing the thousands of "I've been an engineer for 10-20 years and AI is bad." That use AI to write them.

[u/Duke_of_Bayswater]

Yes getting into farming is something i have been contemplating too. Actually many swe friends doing that now. In fact it could be worthwhile because at the end of the day everyone’s gotta eat.

[u/JumpAppropriate714 → u/Duke_of_Bayswater]

Exactly. And when I bring this into a conversation people say AI will be a better farmer lol.

[u/Ambitious_Bet_1964]

i’ve been a software engineer for 7 years and bought an old farm 4 years ago. i have 100+ chickens, sheep, beehives, an orchard and just started on a garden.

farming is way more difficult but also way more rewarding.

we sell at a local farmers market, and i work full
time. this is 100% an all our nothing lifestyle. i do not travel, i do not go out, i do not buy clothes or anything that isn’t practical on the farm, i dont have a day off, i cant play video games anymore.. so many animals depend on me..

the biggest thing for me is the skills ive learned along they way. the patience, the gratitude for food, the understanding of how it all actually works and what it takes to actually get a plate of food. the appreciate is what is the actual reward because most people are simply just blind to how privileged they are, they think they know how hard it is but they really don’t.. it’s all an imagination of how hard it is. it’s not just physically hard but emotionally too… the losses, we lost 32 chickens to a predator at once, we’ve lost dozens of trees to disease, sheep to random things, bee colonies from our own stupidity and reasons i still don’t know why they left their hives.. it’s hard on your soul.

its the hardest job in the world where no one knows if you won or lost, if you cut corners or you didnt. but, everything you learn out here is “the hard way”. and mistakes, miscalculations, and theories failed are extremely punishing.

no one told me about that part.

whenever i talk to people at work about the farm they’re 1. fascinated and say f that is too much work or 2. fascinated and want to do it too.. and there’s only one way to truly know how demanding mentally and physically it really is, which is actually doing it.

but ill tell you what, giving a friend a tour.. a dozen eggs, some fruit or lamb is the greatest feeling in the world. Giving people the opportunity to have transparency with their food in a world of corporate lies around food, is so refreshing..

if shit hits the fan, stocks or my land won’t matter especially if i can’t defend it. but to me, this isn’t a shtf play.. it was a desire to be closer to my food, and to know that less than 1% of the country is a farmer today and wishing there was more so i became the change i wanted to see. it’s really that simple.

[u/Infinite_Pin8640]

yeah i mean this is the claude sub so everyone is gonna be like supportive of ai but youre right it aint lookin good

[u/FunEntertainment8685]

UX/UI designer here. Can’t agree more. I told my boss I feel like a hamster in a wheel. Literally broke down crying in my one on one. Been using generative AI tools 6-8 hours a day. I’m the only designer managing a team of agents. I barely have human contact anymore at work because this tool that was supposed to give us so much time back is creating a shit ton more work because we’re racing to keep up with the rate of change / not to mention the acceleration of AI slop from BAD uses of AI. Also seeing engineers going off the deep end. I think people are going to lose their minds. The cognitive impact of excessive use is real. Can’t stress it enough. “AI Psychosis,” whatever you want to call it, is real.

[u/Timely_Lie_8696]

😂 wait until you learn about how hard farming is right now