The world is getting frictionless. AI is writing emails and captions. Purchases, with one click, land on our doorstep. Robots are delivering food. Cars drive themselves. Algorithms are telling us what to wear, what to want, how to feel. Everything is curated, streamlined, optimized down to our feeds, our routines, even our personalities.
Everything is smarter. Faster. More efficient. But also, somehow, emptier.
And as the world changes at lightning speed, I’ve found myself craving something else entirely. Something you can’t generate. Can’t perfect. Can’t sell as a lifestyle. Something with a soul.
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