Dryhurst: AI uniquely enables screenless digital connection, skepticism about digital abstinence
matdryhurst · x · 2026-11-11
In a debate on limiting screens, Mat Dryhurst argues that if the core need is the utility of digital connection, AI uniquely enables it without screens. He's highly skeptical of "analog monasticism" as a solution, while agreeing that always-on intelligent sound devices deserve the same conversation about necessary limits.
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