Technology Is Advancing Faster Than Individuals Can Adapt, Post Argues
nptacek · x · 2026-07-22
The post argues that technology is advancing far faster than any individual can adapt to using it well.
It frames this as a defining feature of the “singularity” era: even very power users are only beginning to scratch the surface of what the tools can do, while human adaptation remains the bottleneck.
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