Blogger: ChatGPT changed me more than any book I ever recommended
tinyfool · x · 2026-09-04
Blogger liuren reflects that the 1990 computer, the 1995 internet, and 2022's ChatGPT each changed him more deeply than any book he ever recommended.
His observation: once you pick up a tool, you start thinking along its logic; knowledge from books rarely gets put to use — he has even forgotten the books he once recommended. A counterintuitive personal take on tools mattering more than book knowledge.
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