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marcintuleja

It’s so called „revenge bedtime procrastination” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedtime_procrastination).

I think the reasons behind it usually fall into the same category, which you and parent commenter both mentioned - taking control over your time/life and “fixing” otherwise unsatisfying day.

Re:Ask HN: What is your strongest contrarian opinion? on Saturday September 18, 2021 @06:06PM (#28579773)
I think mbfg may be referring to this https://devcards.io/stringly-typed