“Tell her you traced that”
my daughter had just asked me if I drew this. I said yes. But I omitted some details.
What does it matter I traced it? I wanted a picture that didn’t look like two potatos.
Nowadays, the question of: “did you draw that” and “did you actually write that” will perhaps become more relevant.
I’ve never coded without using Google. Now I don’t code without AI. Is that cheating? Am I tracing??
Ultimately, nobody cares how it was made. Just that it was made to spec.
Similarly, a relative likes to bow hunt. Why? It’s more fun than a rifle. More of a challenge.
I didn’t want a challenge. I wanted a better drawing. So I traced.
In the future, we’ll still write “by hand”. But not to create a great product. But because it’s meaningful to experience as a human.
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Bryan lives somewhere at the intersection of faith, fatherhood, and futurism and writes about tech, books, Christianity, gratitude, and whatever’s on his mind. If you liked reading, perhaps you’ll also like subscribing: