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In The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan worries the end of politeness will destroy civilisation. I fear he’s right | Joseph Earp
By Joseph Earp

Since I saw the movie, I have found it difficult not to see Trojan horses everywhere. We live now in a state of perpetual distrustfulness

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/25/odyssey-christopher-nolan-end-of-politeness-will-destroy-civilisation

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"I do not want a computer to summarise texts sent by my friends into shorter sentences, as though the work of being updated on the lives of those I love is somehow strenuous or not what being alive is all about."

Writer and painter Joseph Earp nails it in this Guardian essay.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/30/ai-promises-to-free-up-time-but-what-if-it-spares-us-from-learning-writing-painting-and-exploring-the-world

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