matdryhurst pushes back: AI only undermines most accomplishments we let images stand in for them
matdryhurst · x · 2026-10-04
Responding to a piece claiming AI makes it harder to believe in others' accomplishments, matdryhurst argues this holds only in narrow cases where an achievement can be represented by an image, alienated from context and witnesses. Most accomplishments are validated by others in place or in competition, as humans have done for hundreds of thousands of years — the 100 years of cameras are the anomaly. He contrasts this with Man City discourse where ex-players say medals mean nothing compared to the experience of competition.
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