Economist Josh Gans: Writing PowerPoint slides is thinking
joshgans · x · 2026-10-13
Economist Josh Gans shared a terse but thought-provoking take: "Writing PowerPoint slides is thinking." The one-liner echoes the broader debate on writing-as-thinking — structuring slides forces you to clarify logic and make trade-offs, so delegating it to AI may mean outsourcing the thinking itself.
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