What History Tells Us About AI Slop

In 2026, the AI panic in design doesn’t feel abstract anymore.

This video looks at the historical pattern beneath that panic: rail travel, electrification, photography, the Luddites, desktop publishing, and CAD.

I ask a harder question: when is disruption actually worth it?

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Chapters:
0:00 — Weeks of Research
0:45 — The Pattern
3:30 — The Critics Were Right About the Wound
7:30 — When the Panic Is About Labor
13:30 — The Worth-It Test

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