Why AI stops feeling marvelous the moment it actually works
_FelixSimon_ · x · 2026-11-11
Tech commentator Felix Simon observes that our baseline for what counts as impressive resets to zero remarkably fast: the moment a breakthrough technology like AI works frictionlessly in daily life, it stops feeling like a marvel. He frames this via the STS concept of "domestication of technology."
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