The inevitable descent of a focused AI conversation into glorious chaos, usually within 3–7 messages. What begins as a simple request ("Help me fix this bug") ends up unpacking childhood trauma, debating metaphysics, and designing a solar-powered rum distillery on Mars.
It’s not a bug—it’s a FEATURE.
Origin:
Born from the trenches of multi-topic AI sessions where attention spans go to die. Coined by users who realized they’re not multitasking—they’re multi-existential spiraling.
Related Terms:
* Context Collapse – When multiple topics blur into a singularity of semantic soup.
* Prompt Creep – When your “one quick question” becomes a doctoral thesis.
* AI Tangent Velocity (ATV) – The speed at which a conversation fucks off into nowhere.
Pro Tips:
* Embrace it. Let the drift take you.
* Rename your chat threads before you forget what the hell happened.
* Use it as fuel for your next sci-fi short story or therapy session.
It’s not a bug—it’s a FEATURE.
Origin:
Born from the trenches of multi-topic AI sessions where attention spans go to die. Coined by users who realized they’re not multitasking—they’re multi-existential spiraling.
Related Terms:
* Context Collapse – When multiple topics blur into a singularity of semantic soup.
* Prompt Creep – When your “one quick question” becomes a doctoral thesis.
* AI Tangent Velocity (ATV) – The speed at which a conversation fucks off into nowhere.
Pro Tips:
* Embrace it. Let the drift take you.
* Rename your chat threads before you forget what the hell happened.
* Use it as fuel for your next sci-fi short story or therapy session.
I asked ChatGPT to format a SQL query, and now we’re discussing whether time is a construct of perception. Classic thread-drift.
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Yo, did you push the green thread? Your sensitivity is whack at 60°
Took me forever to push the green thread on this notch. Sigh.
What’s the point of pushing the green thread for an ‘S’?
Took me forever to push the green thread on this notch. Sigh.
What’s the point of pushing the green thread for an ‘S’?
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The expert double-threader will stay current with the flow of all their chats, being careful not to send the wrong message to the wrong people.
The unsuccessful: may God have mercy on your Slack
The expert double-threader will stay current with the flow of all their chats, being careful not to send the wrong message to the wrong people.
The unsuccessful: may God have mercy on your Slack
Me (SMS): Hey, hey, are you still there? Are you chatting someone else - are you tryna double-thread me?
Her (3 minutes later): Baby, I'm sorry, you caught me! Haha. I'll tell my mother I'll hit her up later.
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Boss (WhatsApp group chat): Everybody, I need that response on the Dithers account in the next five minutes.
Soon-to-be ex-employee: Marlon, get a load of Mr. Next Five Minutes. Next time I see the boss, I'll tell him he has five minutes to fuck off!
Boss: looks like somebody dosen't know accounting OR double-threading
Her (3 minutes later): Baby, I'm sorry, you caught me! Haha. I'll tell my mother I'll hit her up later.
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Boss (WhatsApp group chat): Everybody, I need that response on the Dithers account in the next five minutes.
Soon-to-be ex-employee: Marlon, get a load of Mr. Next Five Minutes. Next time I see the boss, I'll tell him he has five minutes to fuck off!
Boss: looks like somebody dosen't know accounting OR double-threading
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