Claude Code is a Slot Machine
Claude Code is a Slot Machine ...but the odds are better Claude Code keeps me waiting. Here I am pressing return like a crack-addicted rodent in a lab. “Yes, I want to make this edit.” I watch as it works, glassy-eyed and bored as the code scrolls by, and on the edge of my seat because my ideas ...
Hasnain says:
“I'm guessing that part of why AI coding tools are so popular is the slot machine effect. Intermittent rewards, lots of waiting that fractures your attention, and inherent laziness keeping you trying with yet another prompt in hopes that you don’t have to actually turn on your brain after so many hours of being told not to.
The exhilarating power of creation. Just insert a few more cents, and you’ll get another shot at making your dreams a reality.”
Posted on 2025-07-28T00:26:21+0000