It’s a good idea to bask in whatever the present moment brings us. No argument there. And where I disagree makes makes things even rosier: AI will undoubtedly hurt the quasi-creative. But try to imagine it coming up with a short story like a creation of George Saunders, much less a cogent term paper. I’m looking forward to more real, human movies by real writers alongside the AI-generated toons. But ... I’m not looking forward to the fall. And I don’t mean autumn.
I'm taking all your evidence to heart, but one glaring problem bullied my mental well-being all summer long: the problem of the environment. Watching the world's forests burn—and breathing in the fumes of those fires—filled me with dread throughout these last few months. The nightmare has begun.
Lots of us are still thinking about the lockdowns because they destroyed our social life and communities, shut down our favorite businesses, and forced us into isolation. They left a traumatic impact that will stay with us for decades. This isn’t even to mention the physical problems that people had to experience after the gyms closed down and doctors closed down their practices. There is plenty of hell to pay.
It’s a good idea to bask in whatever the present moment brings us. No argument there. And where I disagree makes makes things even rosier: AI will undoubtedly hurt the quasi-creative. But try to imagine it coming up with a short story like a creation of George Saunders, much less a cogent term paper. I’m looking forward to more real, human movies by real writers alongside the AI-generated toons. But ... I’m not looking forward to the fall. And I don’t mean autumn.
I'm taking all your evidence to heart, but one glaring problem bullied my mental well-being all summer long: the problem of the environment. Watching the world's forests burn—and breathing in the fumes of those fires—filled me with dread throughout these last few months. The nightmare has begun.
Lots of us are still thinking about the lockdowns because they destroyed our social life and communities, shut down our favorite businesses, and forced us into isolation. They left a traumatic impact that will stay with us for decades. This isn’t even to mention the physical problems that people had to experience after the gyms closed down and doctors closed down their practices. There is plenty of hell to pay.