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Ask HN: Does anyone else feel like nothing matters anymore?

A Hacker News user, posting anonymously, expressed existential despair over the perceived meaninglessness of software development and learning in the age of AI, stating that new releases, CS concepts, and side projects feel futile because AI can do everything, comparing it to enabling cheats in a game. The post, which received 16 points, reflects a sentiment of lost purpose among some developers.

read1 min views4 publishedAug 18, 2026

| |||||||||||| 16 points by | New software releases? Who cares. Learning new CS concepts? Whatever. Studying for the next interview? Job probably won't even exist in a year. Working on that side project? No one will care because it's just another addition to the mountain of slop, and the guy bagging your groceries can do it. Everything is done and cooked with AI now. It's exactly like that feeling once you enable cheats in a game; sure you can do anything, but everything is meaningless now. Our entire purpose and joy in life has been taken from us. | ||||||||||| |

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