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you can just do things (ft. anson & hudzah)

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When I talk to young people, they often ask about finding time for creative work amid an accelerating rat race. When I meet folks older than me, they lament that the kids are cooked—AI and TikTok have rotted their brains. While these crises are real, I dislike narratives of inevitable societal decline, and retain stubborn faith that technology can be expansive if we learn how to wield it. Alongside products and policies, that means developing new personal ethics for living alongside AI—new cultures and attitudes to accompany new tools. I invited my friends Anson Yu and HudZah to chat, as young people thriving amid these ~unprecedented times~. Our conversation very much centers on agency: how it’s nurtured by family and by community; how it’s shaped by stories, books, and films; and how AI can instill it or take it away. Despite my usual distaste for Silicon Valley’s buzzwords du jour, I haven’t been able to shake this one. Agency, free will, creativity, or drive; whatever this is, I be

When I talk to young people, they often ask about finding time for creative work amid an accelerating rat race. When I meet folks older than me, they lament that the kids are cooked—AI and TikTok have rotted their brains. While these crises are real, I dislike narratives of inevitable societal decline, and retain stubborn faith that technology can be expansive if we learn how to wield it. Alongside products and policies, that means developing new personal ethics for living alongside AI—new cultures and attitudes to accompany new tools. I invited my friends Anson Yu and HudZah to chat, as…

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