Are We Using AI to Think Better, or Just to Avoid Thinking?
yi111 · reddit · 2026-09-26
A Reddit post explores AI's strange temptation: it summarizes anything, generates opinions in seconds, and turns vague thoughts into polished paragraphs — letting the tool finish the thinking before we've done any. The danger may not be wrong answers but comfortable answers arriving before better questions. Are we becoming more thoughtful with AI, or just more efficient at avoiding difficult thoughts?
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