[delusional]

> No indication yet that use of AI is harming business outcome

What a sad sentence to read in a discussion about cognitive lazyness. I think people should think, not because it improves business outcomes, but because it's a beautiful activity.

[engineer_22]

What's sad about it? Parent made claim that businesses will experience long term downsides.

[doitLP]

A well made buggy whip was probably beautiful too. But if economic forces incentivize something else, the skill goes away

[sarchertech]

Woe be to us all if the skill of thinking goes away.

[kridsdale1]

We’re racing to the dopamine drip feed pod people life

[aylmao]

I remember when I was younger, learning about economic models, including free market liberalism. I thought surely human desire left to their own devices can't possibly lead to meaningful progress. It can lead to movement alright, and new technology, but I had my doubts it could lead to meaningful progress.

The longer I see things play out, especially in neoliberal economies, the further I seem to confirm this. Devoid of policy with ideals and intention, fully liberalized markets seem to just lead to whatever produces the most dopamine for humans.