Everyday life used to have texture.
You stood in line, talked to the people behind you, forgot the milk, and went back. You asked a neighbor for help, or a friend for a cup of flour.
Now groceries arrive at your door. Movies stream on demand. Tasks get outsourced to AI that can write your list, finish your thought, even mimic your tone.
It all works so well. It’s all so efficient.
And yet—it feels like something essential is slipping away.
This week in The Preamble, we’re looking at what’s lost when everything gets easy—and how to hold onto the human parts that make life meaningful.
PLUS: Child and adolescent psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour on how to bridge the gaps between AI and our children.
Read all this and more, here.
—Sharon McMahon, Editor-in-Chief
