Agent Slop Will Free Humanity to... Watch Short-Form Video, Argue Pundits
moultano · x · 2026-10-10
Matt Yglesias argues people obsess over AI's downsides—job loss, slop, existential risk—while ignoring the upside: agents handling tedious life admin so humans can spend time on "valuable activities like watching short-form video."
moultano quotes it sarcastically: fortunately, instead of short-form video, we'll be able to fill our time distinguishing ourselves in math, art, music, and "other noble arts that are purely the domain of humans." A wry exchange reflecting diverging visions of post-AI life.
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