I think you correctly put your finger on the allure of AI—or technological shortcuts more generally—it's the desire for efficiency.
Efficiency is fundamentally anti-human. The more we submit to the tyranny of the quantifiable, the more we become alienated from the organic and the spiritual. As Kelly Kapic says, "the most inefficient thing you can do is love."
I love the phrase “the tyranny of the quantifiable.” Can I quote that sometime? :D
Also wondering about your take on busyness. I know you did a video on “Maybe God doesn’t want you to be this busy” recently (which I have yet to watch; saved it!). I’ve been thinking that Christians shouldn’t be or look or feel as busy/overwhelmed as the world and that there’s a fundamental difference between diligence and busyness or “being productive.” Thoughts?
So good!
Thank you, Kelli, and thanks for the restack!
Another excellent essay, Sam!
I think you correctly put your finger on the allure of AI—or technological shortcuts more generally—it's the desire for efficiency.
Efficiency is fundamentally anti-human. The more we submit to the tyranny of the quantifiable, the more we become alienated from the organic and the spiritual. As Kelly Kapic says, "the most inefficient thing you can do is love."
I love the phrase “the tyranny of the quantifiable.” Can I quote that sometime? :D
Also wondering about your take on busyness. I know you did a video on “Maybe God doesn’t want you to be this busy” recently (which I have yet to watch; saved it!). I’ve been thinking that Christians shouldn’t be or look or feel as busy/overwhelmed as the world and that there’s a fundamental difference between diligence and busyness or “being productive.” Thoughts?