There is this fascinating new drug, that I got hooked to.
'Claude-Code' (I prefer to call it Claude-Coke or Claude-mphetamine)
Fascinating because, it is one of those substances, that you don't even realize when you got addicted to it.
You only realize it, 'after' you are thoroughly hooked to it.
Fascinating also because, once consumed, It increases my 'capabilities' by 2X atleast.
And people also claim, that it has the potential to increase your capabilities by 100x even.
Once you are 'high' it feels magical.
You can magically 'create' stuff just by speaking.
Literally: Abracadabra: I create as I speak.
You feel extremely powerful, sometimes with a confidence that you can end world-poverty.
There will be universal high income (not merely basic income). Everyone will have the best medical care, food, home, transport and everything else. Sustainable abundance — Elon Musk
Given enough tokens, you can improve anything.
No human in the loop. Just a clean, ruthless self-improving loop — AutoResearch by Andrej Karpathy
But access to this amazing 'substance', like other substances is controlled via a few dealers.
And This time, The dealers & manufacturers are extremely smart.
The distribution network is well laid out.
Easy access, on click of a few buttons.
No looking over the shoulder to get your stuff.
This one, even provides a subscription. You could subscribe to a plan based on your 'pocket' or 'urges'
The dosage too is precisely calculated and delivered to you.
And like all other existing addictive 'substances', the effect of this one wear off too, after some time.
In my case, it wears off roughly in 5-hours.
Good thing is, right at the end of the 5th hour, a fresh 'dosage' is ready for me to consume.
I get to feel 'super-powerful' again.
Sometimes, the dosage lasts a lot less than 5-hours. (Say one hour only)
You know, that The next drop will at the end of the 5th hour.
But you now have 4 hours to be a mere 'mortal' before getting to feel the 'rush' again
It is usualy at this point, you first realize, That you are now 'addicted'
You want to give in to your urges, and order a fresh batch right away.
You don't want to be at your 'normal capability' now.
You suddenly start looking down on what used to be 'normal'.
You like the 'high', you relate yourself with the 'rush'.
And like most addicts, you give in to the 'urges'. And you end up ordering more.
Or even 'better' you subscribe to a higher plan. Where you get enough 'stuff' to last much more than 5-hours.
You can never be your old normal now.
This is the new normal.
Only this time, it is not entirely in your control.
The dealers are in control.
And in exchange, you not just give them your money and your control,
you also give them a lot more 'personal data', 'professional data'.
Data which they utilize to make the drug more potent.
This data makes the drug so potent, that it gives you the 2x-10x 'capabilities'.
And the same data makes it so potent, that you don't realize when you are into 'substance abuse'.
Rather you are never into substance abuse.
You are just consuming it daily, hourly. And can't function without it.
Like other addictive substances, this one also has potential to ruin your career.
But this one also has potential to ruin the careers of those who don't subscribe to it.
At some point, your bosses will make sure you get hooked into it.
The speed at which this is growing is ridiculous.
So fast, that this time, am not sure where everything is headed.
The first step of de-addiction is Realizing that you are, in fact, the addict.
I am Narendra, and I am an addict.
What about you?
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