Changelog Master Feed Agent psychosis: are we going insane? (Changelog News #177)
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Jan 19, 2026 AI agent psychosis may be making developers go insane, as discussed by Armin Ronacher. Dan Abramov introduces an innovative concept treating social platforms as social file systems with the AT Protocol. RepoBar emerges as a handy tool to streamline GitHub visibility without opening a browser. Ethan McCue shares transformative Postgres patterns that can enhance database management. Meanwhile, Lea Verou highlights the urgent need for better web dependency management to fix the broken ecosystem.
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jQuery 4.0 Shows Lasting Relevance
- Jared highlights jQuery 4.0's release after nearly a decade and its presence on ~71% of websites.
- He frames the release humorously as proof of jQuery's longevity and continued relevance.
Agent Use Can Degrade Human Judgment
- Armin Ronacher warns that AI agent use can degrade human judgment and social interactions.
- He links agent-driven behavior to poorer PRs, parasocial attachments, and addictive communities.
Social Apps As A File System
- Dan Abramov reframes social platforms as a 'social file system' where posts act like interoperable files.
- This perspective highlights portability and app-agnostic composition between social apps.