One person's chore is another's ritual: AI should let us choose what to automate
Scobleizer · x · 2026-09-07
techwithhannahm argues that while automating the mundane is one of AI's beautiful parts, "mundane" means different things to different people. She'd happily never do taxes, answer emails, or grocery shop again—but others may find meaning in exactly those tasks.
Her takeaway: one person's chore can be another person's ritual, and the real beauty of AI is getting to choose for ourselves what we automate away, what we keep, and what we find meaningful. Scobleizer amplified the post.
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