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Post #4468033

2026-08-08 22:54 UTC

“I tell the students I meet: imagine you’re an Olympic athlete. You set out to sprint the 3km across London, from Clapham to Balham. You know if you take the bus, it will be faster. But you also know that the point was never being in Clapham or Balham; they’re very similar: they both have a nice Pizza Express. It was the strength you built, the speed and knowledge of your body that you gained. A student’s essay on Macbeth has no value as a product.” https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/aug/08/i-hate-what-ai-is-doing-to-the-minds-and-happiness-of-the-young-katherine-rundell-on-the-view-from-the-classroom

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  • @Alsy@theforkiverse.com 2026-08-08 23:19

    Except it’s even worse than that. In this analogy, the bus doesn’t even take you to Balham, really, most of the time. You arrive at the next suburb over, or in an eerie simulacrum of Balham that gives you the creeps.

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