Never Enough

Silicon Valley wanted to build the future. Instead, according to this essay, it may have built a full-time anxiety machine. The big examples are almost too wild to believe: a couple making $550,000 a year still feels "behind," with one parent reportedly taking on nearly all childcare so the other can grind nonstop and become the office’s biggest artificial intelligence power user. Then there’s the founder who recorded first dates and asked Claude, an AI chatbot, whether she seemed warm and engaging enough. Yes, the comments absolutely seized on that one. One reader summed up the mood with two words: "Holy insanity."

But the real drama is in the split reaction. Some readers felt painfully seen, with one saying the post hit home because they constantly feel behind too. Others said, hold on, not all automation is evil — one commenter argued that letting software handle background tasks actually gives them more time to play with their child, which is kind of the whole point. And then came the backlash: one person called the entire piece "pure rage bait," basically accusing the author of cherry-picking weirdos for clicks. Another offered a very internet-age defense of AI date analysis: maybe it’s just a goofy hobby, so don’t yuck someone’s yum.

The funniest part? Amid all the existential dread, someone popped in to say they loved the animated header on the blog. Even in a discussion about burnout, surveillance, and competitive panic, the comments still found time for vibes.