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Make things better by making better things.
When the iPhone made cameras ubiquitous, suddenly everyone was a photographer. But having the tools didn’t make you good.
Some professionals saw this as an opportunity to reinvent their craft. Others stuck to their old ways. And some pushed back—skeptics asked questions, critics objected, resisters refused to engage, holdouts stayed with film.
Now everyone can use AI. The wave is here. Some will choose to ride it. Others will adapt around it. And some will push back in all the same ways.
Most of us, just like with cameras, aren’t trying to become professionals. We’re not all going to be AI researchers or prompt engineers. But AI is changing the way work gets done—whether we choose that or not.
We’ve seen this pattern before.
The tool isn't the skill. If the instinct is to just copy and paste, we can find someone cheaper.
The real value is in your voice, how you solve interesting problems, what you see, the taste you develop, the judgment you apply. The tool amplifies that. It doesn't replace you.