When I was a kid, every time I asked my mom what a word meant, she said, "I don't know. Look it up." So, I'd walk my ass over to the book case, and pull out the dictionary and find it, and then memorize it. And then my mom would have me teach her what the meaning was.

She did this because doing shit yourself--finding knowledge for yourself, doing shit the hard way--makes you a capable person. And it helps you know something more deeply.

And now we actively encourage disabling ourselves w/ AI