the solution might be cancelling my AI subscription

2026-06-01 13:52 UTC

[…] this technology is horrific for attention. It’s a thermonuclear ADHD amplifier and I have seen the same effect in every single one of my adult friends. Folk running 3 screens simultaneously working on totally unrelated “projects” they have little hope of maintaining, and such little commitment to the outcome that the time is obviously wasted. Worth a read, whatever your opinion on LLMs.

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@goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org 2026-06-01 15:38

I hate this framing of ADHD as being “basically doomscrolling”. ADHD is a profoundly distressing developmental disorder that takes a decade or more off the lives of those of us with it. It’s marked by severe executive dysfunction, emotional disregulation, a terrifying fear of rejection, environmental sensitivity which can be overwhelming, impulsive and risk taking behaviour, constant short term memory problems, frequently comorbid dyspraxia, connective tissue problems, mast cell activation syndrome, cardiovascular problems, and a whole host more. We face higher lifetime risks of early death from cancer and cardiovascular disease, higher rates of dementia, are more vulnerable to sexual and domestic abuse and violence, and greater rates of suicide. It’s not the internet joke diagnosis of “being addicted to your phone”. Why the hell would doctors prescribe schedule II controlled drugs (amphetamine, methylphenidate) for a “phone addiction”?

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