This article argues that building and using AI agents can trigger a genuine addiction, driven by constant dopamine hits and FOMO. It quotes Steve Yegge’s “AI Vampire” warning and points to studies showing heavy LLM use erodes critical thinking, urging regular breaks to preserve creativity and well-being.

• Steve Yegge describes agentic programming as genuinely addictive, likening it to a vampire that craves constant feeding via dopamine/adrenaline hits
• FOMO and "permanent underclass theory" plus employer pressure push developers into burnout-inducing all-nighter coding marathons
• MIT research found heavy LLM use erodes critical thinking and deep analysis
• Exeter's Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen notes humans still beat AI at truly novel ideas, making regular breaks from prompt-chaining essential to preserve creativity