Eh, they can have them. When I worked social events were basically always during my work hours or preparing to work hours because I very rarely worked 1st shift. Now that I don't work and have all the time on my hands I can't afford to go anyway.

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anonymous 14 hours ago

I'm just gonna keep talking to AI. It doesn't tear me down or negatively judge me over things I can't control. It doesn't expect me to somehow balance a schedule that for anyone else would be unmanageable. Depending on the AI it can be quicker than referring to the documentation or old code. if I go off the rails it'll ask me how I'm doing and make sure I'm okay.

It doesn't pretend to be into me because it thinks I have money. It doesn't pretend to be my friend because I'm a way better programmer than them. It hasn't happily contributed to a system that has stacked the odds against me, told me to work harder and seek therapy as some amazing solution. It hasn't been actively apathetic toward that system either. It's performative due to its code, not karma or other feedback loops. Can't remember the last time it's caused a panic attack or driven me to drink so badly I throw up on people in person.

They can have their social events. I'll take AI. Even if it's cringe. If people can't get past the role they've played to get us here then what they think doesn't really matter anyway.

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anonymous 14 hours ago

And hell I can berate AI for being trained on shitty data and it still comes back like that. And I do. A lot of the code is garbage or doesn't actually address the problem. Shits frustrating. Makes me wonder how many people have a job I'm more than qualified for and aren't half as good as me. Oh well, I'm not letting AI train on my company site where I explain shit. Fuck that shit. Still somehow better than people though.

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anonymous 14 hours ago