What AI coding costs you (opens in new tab)

I am just afraid that, to avoid cognitive decline, we will need to shift to algorithm-design textbooks instead of crosswords before bedtime (same for architecture). To keep the brain in shape. It will be like going to the gym to lift weights just so you can look muscular, even though you don't need to use those muscles as a bodyguard (probably never).

Hi HN, I've been using Claude Code heavily for the last year. Recently I've noticed a shift in sentiment among peers, here on HN, and over on /r/ExperiencedDevs. I wrote down some thoughts on the hidden costs of using AI too much that are not obvious, yet there's no concrete data yet. I tried to pull together data from a few different places to articulate something I think a lot of us are experiencing right now. I'd love to hear your thoughts