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Silicon Valley’s Mythology of Human Amplification

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Or, the difference between traveling and being traveled

Silicon Valley’s Mythology of Human Amplification Or, the difference between traveling and being traveled Tim Requarth Feb 05, 2026 59 21 18 Share Third Hemisphere art by noted human Matteo Farinella Welcome to The Third Hemisphere , where I try to make sense of how AI is reshaping work, thinking, and creativity, often by watching my own assumptions get upended. Today’s essay started with an argument I couldn’t win. A friend asked me what’s actually wrong with using Google Maps anyway, instead of a paper map. I had a strong intuition but not really a strong answer. So I went looking for one, a

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