They aggregate commands into voice interfaces that, while convenient, utterly sacrifice “what we can do” to “what Amazon or Apple allows us to do.”

This “innovation” of artificial intelligence in your iPhone and throughout the world is not the creation of something new, or revolutionary, but simply corporations selling you back basic usability after decades of messy, thoughtless and bloated design choices.

we live in an age where everything is so accessible, and so I don't want that expectation to seep into my perspective towards achievements too—the craft in my career, the connection with people, growth in my passions—that all takes time and patience.