#waste-of-time — Public Fediverse posts

YES - the concept that new AI models should/need to be independently verified BEFORE release is very important and needs to be seriously addressed.

HOWEVER - these peeps have lost sight of the core reality today - the person they are trying to influence here could give a rat's furry ass about this topic... aka they are trying to influence someone who does NOT give a s_it about this. https://www.axios.com/2026/05/18/trump-ai-steve-bannon-humans-first-letter #AI #AIRegulation #LLMs #Security #Risk #FrontierAI #AISafeguards #WasteofTime #Leadership #AIPolicy

40 days... WTAF has even changed?!?!? #USWARONIRAN #WASTEOFTIME #WASTEOFMONEY #TRUMPLICANSGETRICHER #TRUMPISTAN #TRUMPLICANISM #USBS #USA #UNITEDNATIONS

A quotation from Franklin

Dost thou love Life? then do not squander Time; for that’s the Stuff Life is made of.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1746 ed.)

More about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/15…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #franklin #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #benjaminfranklinquote #poorrichard #poorrichardsalmanac #passageoftime #timemarcheson #life #living #loveoflife #sloth #time #wasteoftime #wastingtime

Ich will nicht wissen, wer Banksy wirklich ist.
Was für eine Verschwendung von Zeit und Geld.

Ich will verdammt nochmal wissen, wer alles in den Epstein Akten steht, damit diesen Typen der Prozess gemacht werden kann!

Da wäre Investigativjournalismus wünschenswert!
Danke für NICHTS!

🫳 🎤

#banksy #epstein #wasteoftime #wasteofmoney #geldverschwendung #Zeitverschwendug

Hooray! Reports show that workers who use AI can use the time they saved to correct the mistakes AI has made.

Only 14% of those interviewed see an overwhelmingly positive effect.

@pluralistic is going to love this.

https://www.heise.de/news/Angestellte-nutzen-mit-KI-gesparte-Zeit-um-KI-Ergebnisse-zu-korrigieren-11152462.html

#Enshittification #Scam #AI #WasteOfTime

👨‍💻 Oh joy, another "groundbreaking" open source project that's going to revolutionize... absolutely nothing! 🚀 Dive into the world of #GitHub, where you can now waste your time on Anthropic's assignment that was too mediocre to keep private. 🤖
https://github.com/anthropics/original_performance_takehome #openSource #mediocrity #innovation #wasteOfTime #techHumor #HackerNews #ngated

A quotation from Victor Hugo

Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) French writer
(Attributed)

More about this quote: wist.info/hugo-victor/81515/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #victorhugo #brevity #mortality #wasteoftime #wastingtime

Orr! Was ist denn jetzt wieder Wayland und warum funktionieren meine Graphic-Tabletknöpfe da nicht mehr?

#Linux
#Anstrengend
#WasteOfTime

🎉 Behold! A groundbreaking compilation of "junk theorems" in #Lean4, because why not waste your time with math that doesn't matter? 😂 Dive into this #GitHub treasure trove and make your brain cells work overtime for zero reward! 🧠💥
https://github.com/James-Hanson/junk-theorems-in-lean #junktheorems #mathhumor #brainwork #wasteoftime #HackerNews #ngated

Here’s how ChatGPT went from a useful tool to a time-wasting habit – Android Authority

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General technology

Before I knew it, ChatGPT went from a useful tool to time-wasting a habit

AI became my new endless doom-scroll without me noticing.

By Andrew Grush, December 21, 2025•

There are plenty of mixed opinions on AI’s potential benefits and harms, but I’ll admit I’ve been somewhat hooked on it from day one. I tend to dive deep into subjects with AI for short bursts that might last hours or on-and-off for a few days, and then drift away for weeks or more when life gets busy with things that are obviously more important. Slowly but surely, though, I realized I was doing less and less when it came to other personal interests. While my AI use never disrupted my real-life obligations or relationships, it was starting to cannibalize my hobbies.

Recently, I started scrolling through my massive ChatGPT log entries. Some were simple entertainment, and others were deep thoughts that frankly got a bit heavy. There were more interactions than I’d ever care to count. That’s when the thought hit me: “Has this become my new doom scroll?” I started wondering how I got to that point, how much time I was wasting, and why it felt so addictive. Eventually, I took a deeper look at my AI usage patterns and then took a step back.

Do you think you’re dependent on or addicted to AI chatbots like ChatGPT?

144 votes

How I got here and why it proved so addictive for me

According to ChatGPT, about 75% of users ask for practical guidance, seek information, or get help with writing and work tasks. This overlaps heavily with what people traditionally use search engines for. As I already mentioned, I love diving deeply into random subjects, so I fall squarely in this camp. That said, I also use AI as a sounding board for my thoughts.

Typically, I put it in a mode like Professional or Efficient and add a few custom instructions so it isn’t overly sycophantic and will push back on my weaker ideas. This can involve history questions, alternate-history scenarios, or philosophical musings. Yes, I know how to party.

AI is fast and doesn’t judge. That’s quite the dopamine hit.

To be clear, I don’t rely on AI for anything truly important. I mostly use it for personal creative work or low-stakes questions I can verify elsewhere. As someone with ADHD who loves to daydream, I also often use it to explore hypothetical rabbit holes where accuracy isn’t the priority.

So how did this turn into an addiction? AI hits several brain-level incentives for me:

• It’s fast: I don’t have to wait for a human reply or dig across multiple sites for basic answers. Yes, fact-checking is still necessary, but it’s hard to deny the convenience.
• No judgment or boredom: My wife, mom, and friends will sometimes let me info-dump about space, philosophy, or whatever else I’m fixated on, but I quickly wear out my welcome. AI doesn’t get bored.
• It’s easy, low effort: My life has been extremely hectic lately. When I finally get a moment to unwind, I want something easy and slow-paced. In the past, that meant TV or books. Lately, it’s meant long conversations with a chatbot.

For me, this feels very similar to the dopamine loop people get from YouTube, TikTok, or doomscrolling social media. A rabbit hole here and there is harmless, whether web-based or AI-based. The problem is when an occasional time-sink becomes a regular habit that eats into everything else.

I kept noticing it was suddenly midnight or later and thinking, “Oh, I meant to play a board game with the kids,” or “watch that show with my wife,” but yet again, time had slipped away. I’m far from alone, either.

Government organizations have already warned that AI companions could represent a new frontier of digital addiction, and many teens are turning to AI chatbots as emotional outlets, offering a kind of pseudo-friendship traditionally reserved for human relationships. While I’ve never lost sight of the fact that the AI talking to me is a non-human algorithm designed to placate me, many people have also had their realities turned upside down by getting too cozy with the AI to the point they feel like it’s their closest friend. The term has been dubbed “AI psychosis” and is very real for those impacted by it.

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#MissUniverse #owners in #Mexico, #Thailand hit with fraud, trafficking claims
"Miss Universe #beauty #pageant was hit by fresh #scandal days after it ended, with the #Mexican co-owner of te contest accused of #trafficking #drugs & #arms & his #Thai counterpart accused of #fraud. This year's Miss Universe contest concluded last week in Thailand with a win for #MissMexico"
🤦‍♂️>> This global pageant is no longer a serious #institution & 2025 results questionable. #wasteoftime
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/miss-universe-owners-in-mexico-thailand-hit-with-fraud-trafficking-claims

Breaking rocks in the [thud] hot sun!
I fought the Microsoft Login screen and the [thud] Microsoft Login Screen won.
I fought the Microsoft Login screen and the [thud] Microsoft Login Screen won.

I needed money cause...I had none!
I fought the Microsoft Login screen and the [thud] Microsoft Login Screen won.
I fought the Microsoft Login screen and the [thud] Microsoft Login Screen won.

I left my baby and it feels so bad
I guess my race is run
She's the best girl that I ever had

I fought the Microsoft Login screen and the [thud] Microsoft Login Screen won.
I fought the Microsoft Login screen and the [thud] Microsoft Login Screen won.

#FamilyTechSupport #WhyAmIEvenTrying #WasteOfTime

Another meeting vanished minutes before starting. It's quite fortunate that my entire day is spent lounging around doing fuck-all else than practising my mind-reading skills and patting computers on their head for a job well-done, otherwise I might start getting annoyed with it all hey? #WasteOfTime

A quotation from Ben Franklin

Up, Sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1741 ed.)

More info about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/14…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #benfranklin #poorrichardsalmanac #action #activity #death #lazing #life #living #rest #sleep #sloth #wasteoftime #wastingtime #work

A quotation from Thomas Fuller

Indulge not a drowsy Temper in Bed. Why shouldest thou live but half thy Days. In the Grave there will be sleeping enough.

Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 2083 (1727)

More info about this quote: wist.info/fuller-thomas-1654/7…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thomasfuller #action #activity #death #lazing #life #living #rest #sleep #sloth #wasteoftime #wastingtime #work

The lameassedness of A.I. marketing; it's not just the people on Hacker News who only know the waitlist as a marketing tactic -- it's Microsoft too

#microsoft #marketing #ai #lame #gpt5 #waitlists #wasteoftime #screenshot

A quotation from Chamfort

The most wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed.
 
[La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l’on n’a pas ri.]

Nicolas Chamfort (1741-1794) French writer, epigrammist (b. Nicolas-Sébastien Roch)
Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionée], Part 1 “Maxims and Thoughts [Maximes et Pensées],” ch. 1, ¶ 80 (1795) [tr. Morley (1887)]

Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/chamfort-nicolas/146…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #chamfort #laughter #laugh #laughing #losttime, #wasteoftime

Fine-Tuning LLMs Is a Waste of Time

https://codinginterviewsmadesimple.substack.com/p/fine-tuning-llms-is-a-huge-waste

#HackerNews #FineTuning #LLMs #WasteOfTime #AIResearch #MachineLearning #TechDebate #Substack

Reading "Business" Books Is a Waste of Time

https://antemedian.substack.com/p/why-reading-business-books-is-a-waste

#HackerNews #BusinessBooks #WasteOfTime #ReadingInsights #CriticalThinking #BookReview

🚀🤔 Ah, the classic "let's pretend to be math geniuses while talking startups" article! Because nothing says "I really need to justify my existence" like trying to turn business advice into a quadratic equation. 📈 Congrats on turning a tweet into a dissertation, clearly an O(n^2) waste of time. 😂
https://rohan.ga/blog/startup_types/ #mathgenius #startupadvice #quadraticequation #wasteoftime #humor #HackerNews #ngated

Reading "business" books is a waste of time

https://theorthagonist.substack.com/p/why-reading-business-books-is-a-waste

#HackerNews #businessbooks #wasteoftime #reading #habits #selfimprovement #criticalthinking

If you're not going to agree to a specific defintion, fuck off. #debatebro #fuckoff #wasteoftime

#CoryBooker, thanks for the effort, but it was ill aimed . . . go talk to the people about what needs to be done & how you're going to do it, don't waste your time on the superannuated #Senate that should never have been created & needs to be ended

#USPolitics #WasteOfTime

Oh FFS! I resisted signing up to 'Manage My Health' for ages. I then yielded and got onboard and decided, 'hey, this isn't too bad and its nice having my records in one place where I can see them'. Guess what? My doctor's practice has moved on to a different platform, https://myindici.co.nz/
Who are they? What are their data policies like? Who owns them? How much f*ing typing will I need to do? What will get lost in translation? etc. etc.
#1stWorldProblems #Malarkey #WasteOfTime