Apprenticeship is dead: with AI, 'don't be too obedient' is the new way to learn
gefei55 · x · 2026-10-11
Blogger gefei55 builds on caoz's remark that 'obedient kids eat crap': under the old apprenticeship system, newcomers lived with masters as unpaid servants, often learning little in three years while masters withheld tricks of the trade. With AI, that gatekeeping is gone — knowledge is no longer monopolized, and learners shouldn't just follow instructions but question and explore on their own terms. The takeaway: in the AI era, the right way to learn is to not be too obedient.
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