Thinking will become a hobby

	Thinking will become a hobby(spinellis.gr)
	334 points by pranitha_m 1 day ago \| 473 comments
	tl;dr: AI is rapidly surpassing humans in cognitive tasks due to better performance, lower cost, and 24/7 availability, and resistance via regulation is unlikely to stop its takeover of knowledge work. The author predicts thinking will follow the trajectory of hunting, calligraphy, and horse riding—shifting from economic necessity to leisure pursuit. Preparing for this transition requires adaptability, keeping pace with AI, and finding purpose beyond work.
	HN Discussion: ~Economic survival is the real issue; post-scarcity won't just happen if AI replaces all labor ↓Historical analogies show new tech rarely fully displaces human activity; author overstates AI's inevitability ↓LLMs can't do truly novel thinking, so human thought remains valuable rather than obsolete ↓We have agency and can simply choose not to use AI to replace ourselves ↑Thinking as leisure is already meaningful and worth embracing, aligning with the author's vision