AI should be seen as evolution, not unfairness to the people who struggled first
seanmcdonaldxyz · x · 2026-07-28
The post argues that wanting others to work as hard as you did for the same outcome is understandable, but ultimately reflects a flawed mental model.
If AI can someday teach a kid to run a 3-minute mile in a month, that should be seen as part of human evolution rather than something unfair to past runners.
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