i love this and completely agree. i do wonder how this shakes out in sam’s house since he’s married to a man, but i’m willing to bet sam’s not the one carrying the mental load in that family.
Awesome, another reason to hate AI. Makes me think of Wall-E with all the people on the ship letting robots do all the work and having no skills of their own.
This is brilliant and almost too sad to be funny. That said, there are many younger dads, such as my sons, who take on as much (or maybe more!) of the mental and physical loads as their partners.
I can completely understand the anger, frustration, etc and I don’t have kids! And yet employers don’t want to “take a chance” on older people (above 45!!), especially women, because of the same AI - the ones with the personal skills, experience, critical thinking and problem solving abilities are pushed out of the workplace!
Further examples of the Great Endumbening of Modern Society!
Sooooo glad my wife and I had our sons just before the digital world bloomed. When we brought our first son home from the hospital we realized that we knew only one lullaby, and not a good one: “Row row row your boat.” But as the singer in our pair, I was soon collecting them, and even learning them on the guitar. My wife was much better than I at breast feeding (and other things). And so the division of labor continued until they left our home, as individuals shaped by both maternal and paternal competencies/incompetencies. It’s better to have two humans to do that job right, and AI ain’t human. So c’mon, guys. You’re missing out on one of life’s most beautiful challenges if you don’t pick up your part of the child-creation load.
No wonder so many men are rushing to force us to adopt AI tools we don't need or want. It's an extension of what they are already accustomed to. I mean, if you're a man, why not use an AI assistant rather than learn to manage task loads yourself?
The panel about AI assistants being feminized by default? So true and so disturbing … thanks for this, you’re informative and entertaining as usual!
So creepy when you pause to think about it!
This has always bugged me -- the first thing I do with any new device / computer is to change the assistant's voice to male!
Too true to be funny.
i love this and completely agree. i do wonder how this shakes out in sam’s house since he’s married to a man, but i’m willing to bet sam’s not the one carrying the mental load in that family.
I'm sure they have the money to outsource the mental load quite a bit (personal assistant, nanny, etc)
Awesome, another reason to hate AI. Makes me think of Wall-E with all the people on the ship letting robots do all the work and having no skills of their own.
Yes! Exactly!
You are brilliant. Thank you for your insights and work. And I bought two copies of "Graphic Rage" - one for me and one for my adult daughter. 💕
Oh! Thank you so much! I hope you both love it!
I love that intentionally (or not) the panel with the guy going to ChatGPT to find a prompt for a story looks like Mark Zuckerberg.
This is brilliant and almost too sad to be funny. That said, there are many younger dads, such as my sons, who take on as much (or maybe more!) of the mental and physical loads as their partners.
I love to hear that! Cheers to raising good men!
I love how you see it that way. I will try harder to be kinder today.
I was a stay at home dad and raised both my kids without AI. Altman is self-serving idiot saying what he said.
I can completely understand the anger, frustration, etc and I don’t have kids! And yet employers don’t want to “take a chance” on older people (above 45!!), especially women, because of the same AI - the ones with the personal skills, experience, critical thinking and problem solving abilities are pushed out of the workplace!
Further examples of the Great Endumbening of Modern Society!
Thank you, as ever, for distilling such a big, emotional topic into a short, compelling, impactful read. I fricking HATE AI. De-skilling is real
Too real!
Amazing! this is so well done and true!
Thank you!
Sam Altman is a nitwit and this comic is brilliant
Why are people so willing to admit they don't want to think for themselves anymore? To create more time for doomscrolling?
Sooooo glad my wife and I had our sons just before the digital world bloomed. When we brought our first son home from the hospital we realized that we knew only one lullaby, and not a good one: “Row row row your boat.” But as the singer in our pair, I was soon collecting them, and even learning them on the guitar. My wife was much better than I at breast feeding (and other things). And so the division of labor continued until they left our home, as individuals shaped by both maternal and paternal competencies/incompetencies. It’s better to have two humans to do that job right, and AI ain’t human. So c’mon, guys. You’re missing out on one of life’s most beautiful challenges if you don’t pick up your part of the child-creation load.
I did just ask my spouse where the packing tape was. In my defense, she had it last.
No wonder so many men are rushing to force us to adopt AI tools we don't need or want. It's an extension of what they are already accustomed to. I mean, if you're a man, why not use an AI assistant rather than learn to manage task loads yourself?