Something that isn’t talked about enough is that we live in a capitalist system that depends on growth. COVID showed us what happens when we pause this Ferris wheel. AI is now revealing to us that we are approaching the ceiling of what is possible in the motivation for ever-better productivity. Here now is a tool that can think, write, and crunch any task you want in seconds—and do a pretty good job.
If you do not consider how AI will benefit you, you will likely someday work for AI. In a world where dopamine hits, the sky is falling, and robots will take over, I think it is way more likely that we will see AI take the jobs of a simple set of instructions to follow. There is no map. There is no step-by-step guide to follow in navigating a complex world. What we need is a compass to help us take the next step. The next step isn’t all lit with graduating high school, then going to a popular college, getting married, and getting a mortgage…that might be gone for most. So what’s next? What makes us more than happy? Because dopamine hits, convenience is one click away. The next frontier is finding meaning in our work rather than always being productive. A shift from “How much can I get?” to “What is my impact?”
We are not used to saying out loud what we can do to help those around us.
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