@IrisDuane We should probably look at why having a kid and full time working parents makes a top 4% earner just about break even in vast parts of the country
What most AI adoption stories miss is the human side effect
We see 2 things happening right now
Authenticity Penalty: when people get something that looks AI generated they just value it less. Polished mails, long pull requests, flawless support replies - the moment it smells like AI trust goes down
Synthetic Fatigue: people get tired of dealing with synthetic voices, support bots, canned messages. They are polite, balanced, verbose - but people are simply fed up with it
This is not about if AI output is <good enough>. It is about the perception of effort and authenticity. Humans notice if someone really invested time. Even flawed writing can feel more real than machine perfection.
It’s a bit like the Japanese idea of wabi sabi. The imperfection is what makes something real and worth something.
So I think we will see a counter movement. A return to human made interaction. People will wait longer or pay more just to avoid synthetic exchanges
AI can scale content but it cannot scale authenticity - And that gap is starting to matter.
@RIKKISCHLOTT Incites to violence are not "free speech". It's a law that is not effectively enforced so what choice do people have? The one who took the moral high ground was executed in front of his family.