Unpopular opinion: people won’t “return to authenticity” as AI gets better

Everyone seems to land on the same conclusion. AI floods everything, trust in media collapses, and people naturally start craving real human connection and authentic experience more. Like it’s just going to self correct. I’m not convinced. The assumption is is that the hunger for real experience will eventually override the convenience of the substitute. Look at ultra processed food. We have taste systems literally evolved over millions of years to guide us toward what we need. And then something came along that was engineered to hit just enough of the right signals, cheaper and always available. Did we course correct? Some people did. Most just adapted and stopped noticing the gap. Whats the equivalent feedback loop here? If someone grows up getting validation from algorithms and emotional support from chatbots, what’s the signal that tells them somethings missing? It probably doesn’t feel like deprivation. You don’t hunger for something you’ve never been able to imagine having. Authenticity won’t disappear. It’ll just become something people have to consciously choose, like going out of your way to eat well. Some will. Most won’t bother. Good enough always wins at scale and I think we’re underestimating how good good enough is about to get.