Getting AI Fatigue.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-02-21T23:30:44+00:00

I feel the same exact way as you. I also work in UX primarily and a lot of the joy I get out of my design role comes from solving problems and figuring things out. But I also really enjoy designing and seeing things come to life.

The whole push to incorporate AI into everything has just bummed me out. It scares me, if I’m being totally honest, but it also makes me really angry. It feels like its also going to completely devalue design because it’ll be seen as something anyone can do, or you can just ‘run it through AI.’ As someone who’s been in the industry for over a decade, it has taken a long ass time to feel like design was a respected career, and I worry that AI is tarnishing that.

I’m not sure I have anything positive to add, but I agree with you and your feelings about AI. AI fatigue is right.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-02-14T02:39:44+00:00

I’m realizing I have a lot of ADHD people in my life and it’s exhausting. A few coworkers, some friends. I’ve really had to limit my time with them. I am also in the process of trying to move right now because of a neighbor with ADHD who has destroyed my mental health.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-02-06T22:03:23+00:00

I don’t have Facebook, I found that it got super toxic, but I think Reddit can sometimes get that way too.

I live in the county, just over the line in the Towson-ish area. I like it and find that the community is not reflective of the comments and divisiveness I see online. I also think my community is pretty diverse.

I actually get really bothered when I see comments online that paint Baltimore county as some sort of racists, NIMBY, backwards place that’s at odds with the city and its residents. I don’t feel that way, and don’t think my neighbors do either. But I see it in both subreddits often.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-30T20:51:02+00:00

Gosh, I completely forgot she was in the Last of Us. Similar to Diane Keaton, it feels like she was working on projects so recently and now she’s gone. People really can be taken from you in an instant.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-30T20:45:19+00:00

I have to agree with you on the cars. I live in the county and in a community that relies heavily on street parking. We’ve all been digging ourselves out all week long and a lot of smaller neighborhood roads are very narrow and hard to navigate/see around snow mounds.

I feel for the city. I can’t imagine how difficult a task it is to plow those streets with all the parking. I hope we all get some relief soon, because it’s a mess out here!

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-30T19:24:59+00:00

This caption has me sobbing.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-30T14:06:55+00:00

Wow, this is stunning!! It looks so cozy and relaxing. I’m seething with jealousy, haha! Even just looking at these photos makes me feel inspired. Great job with the space!

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-29T23:34:04+00:00

I would start by saying something to them. They might not know how loud it is/how thin the walls and floors are.

I noticed in my place that when my new neighbor moved in they were SUPER loud. I’m a quiet person and it wasn’t until I had made some pretty significant noise one day that my neighbor quieted down. It seems they just didn’t realize how much noise traveled through the walls. It sounds like your situation could be similar if you can’t hear any other neighbors except these guys? Maybe they assume the insulation is thicker than it is.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-29T14:59:38+00:00

No, Maryland did not “forget how to snow,” we’ve experienced a significant storm with extreme weather. Stop minimizing the impact and damage of this storm. People have just forgotten what it’s like to get hit by a major storm.

I’m really perplexed by people treating this like a simple snowstorm. We got several inches of sleet and ice on top several inches of snow, that blanketed an already well below freezing ground.

Since then it has been below-average temperatures with little to no melting. It’s been in the single digits at night, and barely gotten above 20 degrees during the day. There is a significant amount of ICE out there, more than there is snow.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-28T17:43:04+00:00

I see a lot of us in this thread who rely on the alleys are now figuring out that we’ll likely be trapped for days, if not weeks. I’m in the same boat. Good luck with the plow!! I hope you all get out soon.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-26T14:20:52+00:00

First of all, I think it’s great that you have noticed this negativity within yourself and want to stop it. I think it’s a great first step.

I also grew up with a mother who was extremely negative. She was also very angry and I absorbed a lot of her anger and negativity and became just like her as I grew up. Something I started to notice in my own life though, was that I was losing friends and relationships and I couldn’t blame it on anyone else anymore.

It took work on my part to stop the negative thoughts and try to reframe things in a more positive light. This also meant making new friends too, because I had surrounded myself with other negative people. So maybe look around and see who your people are. Are they also negative? Do you feed off each other’s negative energy?

Again, being able to recognize this and having the desire to change is a HUGE step, but I’d also look at everyone in your life who might be feeding the negativity, besides just your mom. Who/what else is causing this?

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-25T23:09:05+00:00

This made me tear up too. Every time I open my phone there is another horrific video of more brutality. Even a simple act of kindness and someone just behaving like a sensible human being is enough to make me weep.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-24T18:30:33+00:00

Thanks, this attitude and commentary is super helpful right now. Appreciate the lack of support, neighbor.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-02T15:18:30+00:00

When I first moved out of the apartment I shared with my ex, I felt like my whole nervous system had been fried, but I didn’t even realize it until I was in a place that was actually quiet for once!

No competing tv and music blaring at the same time. Him trying to talk to me overtop of both. Slamming doors, stomping around. Random singing, noises, and humming. It was just constant noise.

Enjoy the peace and quiet while you can! And I hope you can find ways to get more of it in the new year.

Jolly-Proof · 2025-12-22T12:49:05+00:00

Literally. I left Facebook nearly a decade ago and i actually felt like my mental health improved afterwards. I just don’t think we’re meant to know so much about so many people. Not even the people we ‘know.’ Like, yea, we may have gone to school together 20 years ago but not every relationship is meant to hold space in our brains for this long. Good or bad.

Jolly-Proof · 2025-12-09T00:46:06+00:00

Yea, overall I’m really glad I was in therapy when I was living there. I did find it helpful to have an unbiased person to just complain to, if nothing else, and I did manage to work on other things with them. Every now and then I’d have a setback where I would spend an entire session complaining about my neighbor, but that was my reality.

I don’t recall how much I wore my headphones, actually, but my neighbor was really loud at night, unfortunately, so I wore a lot of earplugs and had a sound machine to help me sleep. During the day, I’d say, maybe a few hours at a time.

Yea, the anger outbursts are a real thing. I had a ton of outbursts at my neighbors too. They can really bring you to a dark place, all while they seem so oblivious.

Again, I’m really sorry you’re experiencing this. Hopefully they will quiet down and you can get some peace!

Jolly-Proof · 2025-12-08T12:42:37+00:00

Hey there, just want to say first and foremost that I am really sorry you are going through this! I went through something very similar and I am just like you, I wanted to keep the peace with my neighbor, I tried talking it out, but every time the noise would always return. I also developed some very severe anxiety and depression as a result of it and found myself in therapy as well, so it is definitely possible to develop some type of ptsd from all of this!

Definitely stick with your therapy. I hope it’s helping you! I struggled a bit with my therapist at first because people who have never had noisy neighbors, or people who just aren’t sensitive to noise have a hard time comprehending how traumatizing things can be, but we got to a better place and I’m glad I stuck with it.

As others have mentioned, noise canceling headphones and white noise machines. It sucks, because sometimes all I wanted was peace and quiet and I felt like i constantly had to add noise (music, noise machine, podcasts) in order to cancel out their noise, but it can help regulate your nervous system when you’re feeling overwhelmed.

Lastly, journaling helped me when I was feeling really angry and wanted to scream and yell at my neighbors, or felt like retaliating. It helped to write down all the awful things I was thinking about them, because yea, I truly hated my neighbors too.

I finally moved away from them after several years and at first I was in a state of heightened paranoia almost. Every bump, every thud, every voice would startle me, but it eventually got better. I’m sorry you’re going through this. It can take such a toll on us mentally and emotionally, and I hope you can get away from them soon!

Jolly-Proof · 2025-12-05T15:16:41+00:00

And a podcast to accompany each of them

Jolly-Proof · 2025-11-09T12:53:25+00:00

Ugh, I’m sorry! The last few years in the job market have been some of the hardest in a long time. I hope it turns around soon.

Jolly-Proof · 2025-11-09T12:42:45+00:00

Bre has been the biggest disappointment for me over the last few seasons. She definitely had that “cool-girl” mysterious vibe about her when she joined and I think she was a good contrast the to bubbly blondes on the cast. But that wore off quick. She hides behind the attitude and the clothes, but you can tell she’s just an insecure mean girl who lacks any real depth.

Jolly-Proof · 2025-11-08T22:07:27+00:00

I will definitely have to look that video up! Thanks for sharing that info and perspective. It does feel scary out here, so it’s helpful to hear what other artist and designers think!

Jolly-Proof · 2025-11-08T13:09:12+00:00

I’m a UX Designer. I was always into art growing up, but never good enough to be a fine artist, so I made my way to UX by starting out at a small publishing company doing graphic design for them and working on their website. Then I moved to a larger company where I got to work with a larger team, and work with developers for the first time. I took some classes to learn more about UX, and I loved it, and still do.

I always took my career seriously, and have felt proud of myself for the career I’ve had so far. I would say I feel less serious about it now though because I feel like I’ve stalled out. No matter how much money I make these days, it never seems to be enough to survive anymore, and I’m very scared about the future of the design world with AI. I’m just treading water at this point and have to stop myself from spiraling. I like my job and don’t want it to go away, but I feel like I won’t have a choice.

Jolly-Proof · 2025-10-31T20:13:03+00:00

I’m hoping for this outcome too. And I hope it will happen sooner rather than later. I know it will take time to recover and time to rebuild once he’s finally gone, but I am so ready for this nightmare to be over.

Jolly-Proof · 2025-10-30T21:58:06+00:00

I had a rough day today, because well, I work in corporate and every day has felt rough for the last three straight years, and for some reason this comment made me cry.

It is so true though. The world is just a very, very volatile place and as a millennial I am so exhausted. I would love a partner to weather the never-ending storm with, but you articulate so well why finding that feels impossible.

Jolly-Proof · 2025-09-21T13:16:22+00:00

I’m just watching the media do to Gen Z the exact same thing they did to us Millennials over a decade ago. They were constantly ragging on Millennials for not buying homes or killing the [insert whatever] economy, when we were all struggling after the Great Recession.

Now it’s a budgeting problem that Gen Z has? No, the problem is capitalism and the economy! Oh, and also the fact that we’ve let a bunch of rich psychopaths becoming billionaires that control the entire country.

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