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Why friction is necessary for growth

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158 points WanderingSoul | 5 comments | 29 Sep 25 13:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.199s | source
1. Animats ◴[29 Sep 25 20:20 UTC] No.45418277[source]▶
"ChatGPT and by extension “AI” is likely the biggest “revolution” of my generation. It is likely also going to be the biggest killer of creativity in my generation. I always thought the creativity killer was going to be access to infinite entertainment. I think I was wrong."

We're headed for near-infinite bad entertainment. Pretty soon, we're going to have fan fiction converted to movies by AI. It will be as bad as text fan fiction. We're only a few years from "Make me a sequel to ..."

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2. dzink ◴[29 Sep 25 20:41 UTC] No.45418515[source]▶
Maybe by then people will figure out entertainment is mostly a waste of time and ditch the pursuit of it. Hopefully for something more purpose-driven.
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3. Animats ◴[29 Sep 25 21:08 UTC] No.45418774[source]▶
Could be the demise of a common popular culture. Everyone will have their own private bubble.
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4. ◴[29 Sep 25 21:54 UTC] No.45419236{3}[source]▶
5. 64718283661 ◴[29 Sep 25 23:41 UTC] No.45420221[source]▶
Entertainment is only a waste of time if you do it alone