> No matter how hard I try nothing ever gets better.

How do you know trying hard isn’t stopping things from getting worse?

> If AI eases the burden even a little I'll take it.

It does ease the burden for a little bit but then makes the burden much harder when you don’t have it. That’s the point.

> Persistenting at hard things hasn't made my life any better yet.

Again, how do you know it’s not stopping it from getting worse? Also, are you sure you’re worrying about the right hard things?