The solution might be cancelling my AI subscription
AI coding agents make spinning up abandoned side projects frictionless, creating a serious attention and discipline problem.
“It's a thermonuclear ADHD amplifier and I have seen the same effect in every single one of my adult friends.”
Simon Willison amplifies David Wilson's argument that coding agents make creating disposable projects so frictionless they become an attention-destroying liability, with discipline as the critical missing skill. Counter-anecdotes from ADHD developers on Hacker News report the opposite effect, suggesting the productivity impact of agents is highly individual. It's a notable cultural signal about AI's downsides but not a critical industry announcement.