I do think the Hank Green AI thing makes it abundantly clear that if you have ADHD or any other mental illness and/or you are prone to addiction you need to avoid AI at all costs. This shit will rope you in, and if you have a mental illness that say, starves your brain of dopamine, you're gonna be extra susceptible to that. I won't use AI for a lot of reasons but one of the big ones is knowing how it would fuck with my ADHD and bipolar. Like yes, it's bad for the environment and giving money to rich scumbags and runs on plagarism, but even more than all that, it's straight up not safe at all and you really shouldn't use it if for no other reason than to protect yourself from whatever the fuck it might do to you.
I agree.
I also think that A major contributor to the huge uptick in ADHD and other mental illnesses where you are prone to addiction is the ever fun instant gratification.
I partially clocked this in myself when I had to dig through my ~8 (at the time) years of Amazon spending to pay the state of Illinois back for the state taxes Amazon refused to collect and distribute. At the time, I had a Prime subscription and was idly considering canceling it. Sitting with those receipts and staring at the hard data of my spending habits pre-free shipping and post-"free" shipping with my Prime membership was a giant wakeup call for me. It was abundantly clear that I spent way more money on stuff that I barely remembered purchasing (most of which I didn't even own anymore) when it cost me ~nothing~ to just order and have it shipped to me when I wanted it. Why worry about grouping together a large enough order (and waiting the ~3-10 days), when I could just order it NOW and have it! In 2-5 days! Way faster than the (then) standard for the ~free~ shipping with larger orders!
Mind, I grew up with JC Penney catalogs where stuff took 5-6 weeks to even ship. That was normal. Waiting was fine!
So, I sat there, confronted with years of data that showed me my worse angels showed up when it was easier. That rang the first bell.
Now, I am quantifiably poor, so I am deeply hard line when it comes to penny pinching. As the years rolled on and so. Many. Services. rolled out ~convenient~ options on how to "save" money or how to spend more easily, or making paying for stuff easier and you can pay with your phone! Or sign up for services that let you pay over time! And I just actively chose inconvenience. Because I remembered how much shit I bought when it was ~easy~ and how most of it was stuff I didn't even need or that I eventually threw out or gave away.
Wanting something and getting it nownownownownow has become so convenient and so. Instantly. Gratifying.
Convenience is addictive.
And it's becoming more and more clear that's not really healthy for us.
