I love that this is noticed, being discussed and programmed against.

Personally, it was the long fight against acquiring a smartphone. I knew - knew - that switching from plain flip-phone to full smart capabilities, my life would become saturated. Oh, I tried creating boundaries. Smartphones are designed, services are programmed to break those permanently.

I wrote here in my 2011, “What I’ve learned from blogging” page, that our most compelling experiences happen away from the tech. God only knows how much more AI is going to distance us from healthy, unpredictable, uncomfortable and yet often beautifully rewarding realities …