Civilisation has spent thousands of years making life easier. But if challenge is one of the things that gives life meaning, have we been solving the wrong problem?
How is wisdom built without the foundation of cognitive effort? That’s the question, right? Not sure I have an answer, but your central question is one that many people are feeling right now. They haven’t put it into words as eloquently as you have, but it is why we see so much resistance to AI from so many different people of all political and moral perspectives. It just feels off. It feels dehumanizing. We can sense it even when we have difficulty putting our finger on it. Thanks for helping us to recognize it.
Yes. I haven’t not heard any convincing answers either way…that is why I think it is important to pose these questions and have these discussions. Some of the brightest minds are contradicting each other on this topic so it is up to everyone to work out what works bets for them
Technology has in some ways always worked as a filter. People who never wanted to think hard have found their way around it with whatever was available to them at the time. And what has changed is mostly the efficiency of the shortcut.
The other side is that people who can't tolerate an abundance of forgettable work tend to respond by moving somewhere harder, choosing the narrower niche and the more demanding problem. Their effort always relocates to somewhere the tool cannot easily follow
I may be wrong but I would say a very small percentage of people actually seek out the hard, challenging thing. The vast majority of people take the path of least resistance…
You’ve got it covered. Beautifully. It’s a sad reality that, sadly, will claim the brains of some of my friends. Already seen what it can do to colleagues.
Effort. Challenge. Fulfillment. Thank you as always.
We blame the tech, cry about it, wallow in self pity, act helpless to save ourselves. We act like pathetic narcissists who can't take accountability for our own ideas and blame them on the person who told us 😹
I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop when they realize cognitive offloading is for a specific group of humans who use their brain in a specific way where they already never took any responsibility for how they think.
How is wisdom built without the foundation of cognitive effort? That’s the question, right? Not sure I have an answer, but your central question is one that many people are feeling right now. They haven’t put it into words as eloquently as you have, but it is why we see so much resistance to AI from so many different people of all political and moral perspectives. It just feels off. It feels dehumanizing. We can sense it even when we have difficulty putting our finger on it. Thanks for helping us to recognize it.
Yes. I haven’t not heard any convincing answers either way…that is why I think it is important to pose these questions and have these discussions. Some of the brightest minds are contradicting each other on this topic so it is up to everyone to work out what works bets for them
Technology has in some ways always worked as a filter. People who never wanted to think hard have found their way around it with whatever was available to them at the time. And what has changed is mostly the efficiency of the shortcut.
The other side is that people who can't tolerate an abundance of forgettable work tend to respond by moving somewhere harder, choosing the narrower niche and the more demanding problem. Their effort always relocates to somewhere the tool cannot easily follow
I may be wrong but I would say a very small percentage of people actually seek out the hard, challenging thing. The vast majority of people take the path of least resistance…
You’ve got it covered. Beautifully. It’s a sad reality that, sadly, will claim the brains of some of my friends. Already seen what it can do to colleagues.
Effort. Challenge. Fulfillment. Thank you as always.
Thanks Carl. Sorry to hear that…and yes still hear trying to work my brain :)
What happens?
We blame the tech, cry about it, wallow in self pity, act helpless to save ourselves. We act like pathetic narcissists who can't take accountability for our own ideas and blame them on the person who told us 😹
I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop when they realize cognitive offloading is for a specific group of humans who use their brain in a specific way where they already never took any responsibility for how they think.