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Austin Kennedy (@astnkennedy), age 22, reports that for the past 6 months he has…
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Austin Kennedy (@astnkennedy) says that over the last six months he’s run 6–8 Claude Code terminals daily and habitually hits 'enter' ~75% of the time; he and friends report feeling less mentally sharp and attribute cognitive decline to this pattern. He notes the problem may stem from his own usage/reliability, yet describes the effects as genuinely real.
Why it matters
Austin Kennedy (@astnkennedy), age 22, reports that for the past 6 months he has kept 6–8 Claude Code terminals open daily and waits for responses, hitting 'enter' about 75% of the time.
Key details
- Kennedy and several friends say they "don't feel as sharp as they used to" and attribute cognitive deterioration to this usage; he concedes the issue may be his reliability/usage rather than Claude Code itself but insists the effects are real.