Wisereads Vol. 88 — AI as Normal Technology, the Era of Experience, and More - Readwise Highlights

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Full Title: Wisereads Vol. 88 — AI as Normal Technology, the Era of Experience, and More
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Summary: This week, Readwise features an exclusive preview of Jash Dholani’s book and Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. The newsletter discusses important themes, including the impact of AI as a normal technology and the need for intentionality in navigating modern life. Readers are also invited to participate in upcoming projects and share their experiences in a brief survey.
URL: https://wise.readwise.io/issues/wisereads-vol-88/

Without taste, you chase the wrong goals; without agency, you stall even on the right ones. (View Highlight)

Ross Douthat’s NYT article about humans going to into an age of extinction by taking people out of the real into the virutal. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/opinion/extinction-technology-culture.html/
Ben Kuhn on Agency and Taste - “Without taste, you chase the wrong goals; without agency, you stall even on the right ones”. https://www.benkuhn.net/impact/
AI article from Arvind & Sayash (AI Snake Oil) - View AI as normal technology instead of utopian or distopian. https://knightcolumbia.org/content/ai-as-normal-technology
Dan Go’s health tips that he wishes he knew in his 20s. https://www.dango.co/blog/health-habits-i-know-in-my-40s-that-i-wish-i-knew-in-my-20s
Era of Experience by Silver & Sutton. https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/media/wisereads/articles/welcome-to-the-era-of-experien/The_Era_of_Experience_Paper.pdf
Agatha Christie - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/agatha-christie/the-murder-of-roger-ackroyd