mat dryhurst: flooding superficial status markers with AI is a good thing
matdryhurst · x · 2026-10-04
mat dryhurst argues that people have long spent money on photoshoots next to private jets or Lamborghinis, and AI now lets anyone game such superficial markers of accomplishment. He frames this as a problem with the reward system around surface-level status symbols rather than with AI itself — flooding that field until it is barren is, in his view, a good thing. He contrasts this with ex-Manchester City players saying medals mean nothing and that the experience of competition is what matters, something media could never capture anyway.
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