AI was originally meant to improve efficiancy and free people from repetitive labor. We once thought life would become easier - but it hasn’t.
The time we save is quickly filled with new tasks, leaving people even buiser and more anxious than before. The problem isn’t the tool itself, but human self-control.
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For me, vibe coding boots efficiency and saves a lot fo time. While waiting for AI to finish, it feels natural to start another task with a different AI - then a second, a third, even a fourth. But I’m really not suited to multitasking. Constant context switching gives me a headache. Are others the same? I feel that extreme multitasking, which heavily drains mental energy, isn’t a normal state. People genuienly need rest, quiet, and time for mental blank space.
For designers, even without many ideas, methords, or theories, you can still produce a “good enough” design simply through imitaion, practice, and accumulated experience.
But in the age of AI, creating good design requires writing good prompts. And writing good prompts demands a broad range of knowldege, a solid foundation of understanding, and precise language expression. Of course, aesthetics and taste still matter - and these expectations place an even greater challenge on designers beyond their hands-on skills.
The valuations of today’s tech companies are extremely high, somewhat reminiscent of the internet bubble of the 1990s. This is why some say we are experiencing a new AI bubble. But this time is different. During the dot-com era, having a website alone could attract investment and receive a high valuation—even if it had little real value. AI, however, is not the same. Whether in daily life or in professional fields like design and coding, AI offers practical, tangible benefits that people can truly experience. Because of this, there are still clear differences between the two eras.
AI has increased our work efficiency. Tasks that used to take four or five days can now be finished in just an hour. This is a good thing, but on the other hand, it makes our hearts more impatient. Since things can be done so fast, we start wanting them to be even faster—faster and faster. This impatience affects our work, then our daily life, and eventually even the state of our spiritual life.