A meditation on how technology is changing our relationship with effort and excellence
chalmermagne · x · 2026-10-10
Author shares a long-form essay on how technology is reshaping our relationship with effort and excellence, drawing on early Christian monasticism and the "noonday demon." The post itself is only a recommendation; the substance lives in the linked essay.
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