The Exhaustion of Talking to a Tool

Ohad Raviv argues LLMs are tiring because they demand social energy without social rewards. Good tools feel like body extensions; LLMs aren't consistent or fast enough for that. You negotiate, convince, and get frustrated as if talking to a person, but mostly get back more code, tests, and excuses—rarely new ideas or real challenge. Some solo tasks are now possible that weren't a year ago, but that social brainwork might be better spent on actual colleagues.

Why it matters: A sharp personal essay that articulates a widely felt but rarely named pain: collaborating with LLMs drains social energy. Hits H and R cleanly, but K is weak — no data or new findings, just experiential synthesis. Lands in featured because it names a real, under-discussed fri...