From Derek Thompson11 It’s just an opening paragraph to a post with a link to his podcast, so you might not want to follow the link – there’s nothing more to read.:#

As the media theorist Marshall McLuhan once said, every technology is both an “extension” and an “amputation.” A machine that extends human intelligence is also a machine that cuts off the need for humans to be intelligent. When in possession of a tool that can reduce struggle and friction, we have to ask ourselves: What is the value of friction? When is the struggle a problem, and when is the struggle the point?#