"RTFM (Read the f** manual)"
That's what people were told when they asked for help on newsgroups or forums even though their problem could be easily solved by looking it up in the documentation.
Today, the same people still can't be bothered to read instructions. And courtesy of our #AI overlords they don't have to. The chat bot will happily answer every last one of their questions.
So what happens to a society where no one reads instructions anymore? Where answers can be retrieved in seconds, but no one understands the underlying principles?
Somehow this reminds me of the European Middle Ages, where religious dogma ruled all of society: "Thou shallst not doubt the machine, lest you will be left behind!"
These days, in a strange mixture of genuine curiosity and pure spite, I find myself learning more than ever before. The questions, the confusion, being sidetracked, and finally the elation of knowing I have mastered something.
So, yeah, #RTFM is my new middle name now.
#noai