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Midjourney Founder Notes Both High Productivity and Fatigue From Latest AI Coding Tools
Business Insider reported that Midjourney founder David Holz posted on X about programmers feeling extremely productive yet drained by latest coding models. Replies from engineers offered strategies such as single-agent focus or tasks away from AI. The July 6 post follows a February essay on AI fatigue.
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Midjourney founder David Holz wrote on July 6 that his friends are all feeling extremely productive and also extremely drained with the latest coding models. He added that the situation makes him feel like something is wrong and also that there might be a big opportunity. Holz asked readers for strategies they use to make it feel better day-to-day.
Ex-Meta engineer Shuming Hu replied that vibe coding does not get you into a flow state. Catherine Wu, Anthropic head of product for Claude Code, said she liked focused work on a hard task with a single agent. She added that she usually runs 10s of agents but finds value in completing one task well.
Former X and Cash App designer Brandon Kainoa Jacoby stated the problem was probably going to get worse before it gets better. He recommended performing some sort of deep cognitive task entirely away from any model. Business Insider reported that the July 6 exchange follows a February 2026 viral essay by programmer Siddhant Khare arguing that AI fatigue among engineers is real and nobody talks about it.
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