“We want to destroy the humanities as a field, we only want people working vocations, we don’t want you thinking, speaking, writing for yourself.” Is, once again, a Saturday morning cartoon villain’s plot.
Dare Obasanjo
Tech CEOs like to argue that AI will disrupt entry level jobs that involve research & analysis. Interestingly enough they don’t say this about tech jobs despite this being where AI seems to have found better product market fit than in displacing junior lawyers and financial analysts. I wonder why?
Apr 12, 2026 at 11:19 AM
The Honest Case for the Humanities
Or: Why I’m Tired of My Colleagues Making Arguments That Only Work on Us
Babble Buds | The Paper Pilot
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Insults | The Paper Pilot
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Why this philosopher turned down Anthropic
The AI industry is courting the humanities — but it is asking the wrong questions
Why this philosopher turned down Anthropic
The AI industry is courting the humanities — but it is asking the wrong questions
Capture the Citadel | The Paper Pilot
The Paper Pilot's digital garden of thoughts on philosophy, politics, and sociology
Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming
A lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to use theirs, is an obligation for all citizens
Copyright | The Paper Pilot
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Digital Avatars | The Paper Pilot
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NOW
The Paper Pilot's digital garden of thoughts on philosophy, politics, and sociology. Reading time: ~2 minute read | Published: Jun 15, 2024 | Updated: Aug 27, 2026
Ted’s Thoughts
Ted Han’s thoughts about journalism, technology, civilization, art and a bunch of other things.
Command Palettes | The Paper Pilot
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Re: The Noisy Room | The Paper Pilot
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Enshittification | The Paper Pilot
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Wanderstop | The Paper Pilot
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Authorial Intent | The Paper Pilot
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