degenerate
verb (used without object)
to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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I am degenerating into a machine for making money.
From Alaska Days with John Muir by Samual Hall Young