We have optimized the joy out of living. We get a "great deal" on a flight, but spend six hours comparing prices. We have 1,000 "friends," but no one to call when the car breaks down.
Tech promised us efficiency. Instead, it gave us distraction at the speed of light. And then there is the feeling no one likes to admit: the low-grade anxiety. hows tech
Tech has solved the logistics of life, but it has done absolutely nothing for its meaning. If anything, it has made meaning harder to find, because meaning requires stillness—and our devices despise stillness. So, how’s tech? We have optimized the joy out of living
We have finally left the "look at this shiny button" era and entered the "ambient computing" era. AI isn't a robot on your desk anymore; it's the background hum that summarizes your emails, removes background noise from your mic, and suggests the next sentence before you finish thinking it. Tech promised us efficiency