By Charles Hugh Smith
OfTwoMinds.com
April 11, 2026
The rush to monetize automation / AI is self-liquidating.
Dependence is easy but crippling. When we're children or advanced in age, we're dependent on adults for our care. This is the normal flow of human life. But when we're dependent as adults, it cripples us, for it removes the pressure to acquire problem-solving skills that strengthen our facility with both processes and results.