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A personal retrospective on how the internet has transformed from a place you visited selectively to an inescapable part of daily life, spanning from the early 2000s to 2026.
The article argues that AI itself is not inherently good or bad; rather, the way people use it determines its impact, criticizing misuse while acknowledging AI's potential dangers and the impossibility of shutting it down.
The article explores how Bell Labs' pursuit of better amplifiers led to transformative inventions like the vacuum tube, transistor, and laser, which became foundational to modern electronics and computing.