predictions of the future
when we expand a technology we expand it towards both the divine and the profane. But it is up to us to both define that which is divine/profane — instead of a broad acceptance of the profane as “just another use case that we can’t avoid”.
Reggie James • The Fall of Man
The second trap ( Scenario #2 ) is assuming you don't need junior workers anymore because AI can handle simple, repetitive tasks, while you retain only experienced workers who contribute critical process knowledge.
Nicolas Colin • Who Will Be the Japan of the AI Era? - By Nicolas Colin Who Will Be the Japan of the AI Era?
As more knowledge workers spend their days prompting LLMs, it’s become popular to argue that asking good questions is becoming more valuable. What is less obvious but I think more interesting is that it will expose how little we actually care about answers, and in turn, what makes questions so valuable in the first place.
Packy McCormick • Long Questions/Short Answers

I truly believe we are headed for a new type of spiritual crisis with the devices we have. Put as directly as possible, I believe it’s a dopamine crash. We are strung out daily for our dopamine fixes, and we need to present serious alternatives.
Reggie James • Crying in the Garden ~ Closing Eternal
“communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do, and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.”
Subpixel Space • Come for the Network, Pay for the Tool
None of this is to diminish what is coming with AI; rather, as the saying goes, the future may arrive but be unevenly distributed, and, contrary to what you might think, the larger and more successful a company is the less they may benefit in the short term. Everything that makes a company work today is about harnessing people — and the entire SaaS
... See moreStratechery by Ben Thompson • AI’s Uneven Arrival
Is there something in creating a place for young people to realise their ideas?
Or for people to take on a youthful mindset.
Similar to Eugene’s idea of a thousand small product companies, in the future individuals will be able to create anything they want. We just need the imagination to start.