Something else happens in a world of superabundance, and an attention economy. Because you can’t find what you want, you start to dig yourself into very specific niches, and join sub-groups. Everyone atomizes into millions of groups connected by very specific interests. In more benign ways, it can be great – you find your fellow travelers, and I... See more

We begin by discussing the loss of agency in the age of AI—people using AI to flirt for them, solve arguments, even write birthday cards, and slowly losing trust in their own judgement. Gurwinder describes AI as a “personality amplifier”, giving more agency to those who already have it, but taking more from those who already lack it.

We see curiosity theater all around.

Audience members asking questions at panels that are actually mini-speeches. People at dinner name-dropping obscure books in conversation but never engaging with their core arguments. Folks on social media starting ‘learning projects’ and abandoning them after a week.

Then there’s curation theater.

Posting endless... See more