L. M. Sacasas
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AI as it is currently deployed bends towards demoralisation rather than towards flourishing.
My working thesis about the generalized impact of “AI” as it is currently deployed can be summed up in the observation that the arc of AI bends toward demoralization.
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A full life cannot be delegated, because what makes it full is exactly the whole-person involvement that delegation removes.
This form of life cannot be delegated because by its very nature it requires our whole-person involvement.
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Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness.Their words
We must pursue these things not because the dignity of our humanity is on the line, but because our joy is.
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If there is some thing that you are meant to do, who the hell cares if there is a machine that can be made to do it just as well or even better? It is still your thing to do.
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I believe that one dimension of this sadness or demoralization can be attributed to the simple fact that we are increasingly invited to outsource a class of activities that grant us a measure of satisfaction, accomplishment, and purpose.
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AI as it is currently deployed bends towards demoralisation rather than towards flourishing.Their words
My working thesis about the generalized impact of “AI” as it is currently deployed can be summed up in the observation that the arc of AI bends toward demoralization.
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AI as it is currently deployed bends towards demoralisation rather than towards flourishing.
My working thesis about the generalized impact of “AI” as it is currently deployed can be summed up in the observation that the arc of AI bends toward demoralization.
Do Not Resign From Life Said 2 Jun 2026
The sadness around AI comes from being invited to outsource exactly the activities that supply satisfaction, accomplishment and purpose.
I believe that one dimension of this sadness or demoralization can be attributed to the simple fact that we are increasingly invited to outsource a class of activities that grant us a measure of satisfaction, accomplishment, and purpose.
Do Not Resign From Life Said 2 Jun 2026
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
If there is some thing that you are meant to do, who the hell cares if there is a machine that can be made to do it just as well or even better? It is still your thing to do.
Do Not Resign From Life Said 2 Jun 2026
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Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness.
We must pursue these things not because the dignity of our humanity is on the line, but because our joy is.
Do Not Resign From Life Said 2 Jun 2026
A full life cannot be delegated, because what makes it full is exactly the whole-person involvement that delegation removes.
This form of life cannot be delegated because by its very nature it requires our whole-person involvement.
Life Cannot Be Delegated Said 29 Dec 2024
Delegating care, skill, relationship, moral judgement or responsibility to a machine is different in kind from delegating a task.
We ought to be especially careful in the cases where what we delegate to a device, app, agent, or system is an aspect of how we express care, cultivate skill, relate to one another, make moral judgments, or assume responsibility for our actions in the world
Life Cannot Be Delegated Said 29 Dec 2024
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
A good life is supported by a diverse array of focal things and practices, which tend to reward us with deeper, more meaningful experiences; a gratifying measure of bodily skill and competence; and possibly even a stronger fabric of relationships.
The Stuff of (a Well-Lived) Life Said 16 May 2024
A device leaves you a user who is often the one being used, while an instrument you have practised on makes you something else.
in relation to devices we tend to be relegated to the status of a user, who may more often than not be the one being used
The Stuff of (a Well-Lived) Life Said 16 May 2024
Saving time and labour has become an unexamined imperative rather than a judgement made case by case.
The problem is that “saving” time and labor have become default settings and social imperatives.
Waste Your Time, Your Life May Depend On It Said 12 May 2023
The freedom that automation offers is freedom from the very involvement that makes a life meaningful.
The liberation we are offered is a liberation from the very care-driven involvement in the world and in our communities that would render our lives meaningful and satisfying.
Waste Your Time, Your Life May Depend On It Said 12 May 2023
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- What Did We Lose When We Lost the Stars? 19 Jul 2026 The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 8
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- A Note of Thanks 13 Jul 2026 Plus notice of an opt-in experiment
- Feeding on Illusions 8 Jul 2026 The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 7
- Friendship Suffices 26 Jun 2026 The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 6
- Your AI Is Not a Tool 22 Jun 2026 The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 5
- AI Is Not Conscious, But It Is Becoming Our Unconscious 16 Jun 2026 The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 4
- Do Not Resign From Life 2 Jun 2026 The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No.
- Owning Our Words: Sounding the Depths of Language 7 Feb 2026 The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 2
- Waiting Is a Revelation 1 Jan 2026 The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 1
- Manufactured Inevitability and the Need for Courage 15 Dec 2025 The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 3
- Out of the Wilderness 25 Nov 2025
- The Waters of Lethe Flow From Our Digital Streams 20 Mar 2025 The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 2
- The Cat in the Tree: Why AI Content Leaves Us Cold 3 Jan 2025 The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 1
- Life Cannot Be Delegated 29 Dec 2024 The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 15
- To Hell With Good Intentions, Silicon Valley Edition 11 Dec 2024 The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 14
- The Enclosure of the Human Psyche 27 Nov 2024 The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 13
- Amulets Against the Spirits of the Age 20 Nov 2024 The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 12
- If Your World Is Not Enchanted, You're Not Paying Attention 22 Aug 2024 The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 11
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