"We Won't Just Hang Out": why AI abundance dissolves the social fabric
zetalyrae · x · 2026-10-29
zetalyrae's essay We Won't "Just Hang Out" argues the infinite-vacation AI utopia undermines all three premises of socializing: work and education lose meaning so practice communities (where friendships form) dissolve; AI disintermediates people so we no longer need each other; and AI-generated superstimulus makes hanging out a losing alternative. The post-scarcity future may be lonely, not Culture-novel idyllic.
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