Safety blanket that smothers us

A safety blanket that smothers us.

That’s how I think about email and channels like Slack and Teams.

We all complain about the volume of messages and meetings we have to wade through, but honestly, I think they are our safety blanket.

Because input is easier than output.

It’s easier to respond than create something new.

When I get frazzled, bored or overwhelmed, for example, you know what I do? 

I turn to social media. For more input.

Because input is easier than output.

I believe AI is so tantalising because it feels like input, not output.

A few brief keystrokes and an answer/document/strategy/campaign/CV/presentation is returned.

We’re relieved of the burden of creation.

But we’re smothering ourselves in the process.