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[–] fakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Imagine letting yourself get hooked on a drug you'll need for the rest of your life and the side effect of withdrawal that you're not able to think or do tasks anymore without it.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 days ago

This is how rich people feel without their butlers. And crackheads without their crack.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

me who takes meds for adhd:
h-hey! :(

[–] fakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The spirit of the comment was about people no longer practicing using their minds, not that all medication is bad or a crutch.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

no offense taken just goofin :]

[–] SqueakyBeaver@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Me being medicated for ADHD like

[–] fakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 day ago

Yes I get it but the comment is about AI substituting for a skill that people have and will stop using and will atrophy. It's not about corrective medicine that compensates for a legitimate need.

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 5 points 2 days ago

Which also not only destroys your world when you use it but everyone else's too.

[–] sheetzoos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

"Electricity is a drug and everyone is addicted."

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

So like most hard drugs?

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 2 points 1 day ago

also withdrawal can just happen when some random datacenter catches fire or disappears in a sinkhole