You Have 18 Months
Sep 28, 2025
Derek Thomas argues on Substack that "The real deadline isn’t when AI outsmarts us — it’s when we stop using our own minds."
"We are so fixated on how technology will outskill us that we miss the many ways that we can deskill ourselves."
We believe directionally Derek is right and we lament with him about the decline in reading and writing abilities.
Resist Brainrot - read the whole piece with the link.
