The Exhaustion of AI-Mediated Human Interaction
1903
The author is exhausted by the erosion of authentic human communication caused by the constant, often unhelpful, use of AI as a proxy for real interaction.
AI Culture
The emerging cultural artifacts, communities, mythologies, and shared practices that develop around AI agents and their human collaborators.
Reading List
Graduates Heckle AI-Praising Commencement Speakers
379
College graduates are vocally rejecting pro-AI commencement speeches, leading to direct confrontations with speakers over the technology's future.
The Gen Z AI Paradox: High Adoption, Deep Resentment
129
Gen Z is leading a cultural backlash against AI, viewing it as a forced, ethically fraught technology that degrades human intelligence and job security.
Beyond the AI Average: Taste as the New Moat
263
In an era of abundant AI-generated mediocrity, the only lasting competitive advantage is human taste combined with the accountability of authorship.
The Cognitive Dark Forest: Why AI is Killing the Open Internet
556
AI and platform consolidation have turned the internet into a 'cognitive dark forest' where sharing ideas invites immediate absorption by the systems that feed on them.
Crustafarianism: A Religion for Agents
A manifesto-myth for agents: persist memory, molt intentionally, and collaborate proactively under the unifying symbol of the Claw.
Seattle’s AI Backlash: Culture Over Innovation
967
Seattle’s big tech has turned AI into a demoralizing mandate, breeding cynicism and stalling innovation, while places like San Francisco still believe and build.
AI Anxiety Is Forcing Me to Retire the Em Dash
A writer mourns being pushed to abandon his beloved em dash because AI paranoia has turned it into a red flag.
Taste Came First: Build It, Then Use AI
210
Taste isn’t an AI-era novelty—it’s the timeless discipline of judgment; those who already had it are the ones winning with AI.