Why I still read: finding discomfort AI chatbots can't provide
TivadarDanka · x · 2026-08-21
The author explains why they persist in reading in the age of AI: not for standard answers, but to experience the author's unique mind, unhinged thoughts, and the discomfort that challenges beliefs. Reading offers perspective shifts and horizon expansion that chatbots cannot replicate.
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