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My neighbor's kid showed me a drawing he made with an AI app and it got me thinking
This was maybe two years ago, right when those art apps were getting big. He came over, maybe 10 years old, and showed me a picture of a dragon on his tablet. He said, 'I typed purple dragon with laser eyes and it made this in 30 seconds.' I remember just looking at it, all detailed and shiny. I told him it was cool, but then asked if he wanted to draw one himself with my pencils. He just shrugged and said the app was faster. That stuck with me, the speed thing. Do you think focusing on getting a result fast changes how kids see making stuff?
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murray.cora5mo ago
Ever see a kid choose a microwave dinner over learning to cook? Same energy.
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nancyjones5mo ago
It's the instant gratification trap, and it's EVERYWHERE now.
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susan_adams3mo ago
Bought a fancy chef's knife once. Still use it to open packages.
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kim.nina5mo ago
Read an article about how apps are built to be addictive on purpose. They give you that little hit of dopamine for doing almost nothing. Learning a real skill takes time and feels boring at first. The microwave dinner is right there, hot in three minutes, so why would you bother with the hard stuff? We're training ourselves to pick the easy button every single time.
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