Curiosity + AI will usher in a golden age of the dilettante
_akpiper · x · 2026-11-08
An Aeon essay, "In praise of the dilettante," defends the multi-interested amateur: the dilettante is moved by enjoyment rather than necessity or credentials, and is the right anti-hero for a hyper-specialised age. The resharing take: curiosity plus AI will make this the golden age of the dilettante, as AI lowers the barrier to producing what once required a decade of specialisation.
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