I think someday we’ll all have our own custom LLMs, built around who we are, what we know, how we think, and the information we’ve accumulated. That kind of contextual communication could be far more useful than simply having a better autocomplete.

I do appreciate old things, antiquity, retro technology, and nostalgia. But I also think people sometimes hold onto things long after their practical purpose has passed. That’s not necessarily bad. Typewriters, handwriting, calligraphy, old forms of art and writing can still have value as crafts and forms of expression. They just don’t necessarily need to remain the primary way we communicate.

The more interesting problem to me is communication itself. We often assume that because two people speak the same language, they’re actually transferring information effectively. In reality, two people can hear the exact same words and walk away with completely different understandings because their knowledge, context, and mental models are different.

I think the future should be less about preserving old methods of expression and more about finding better ways to actually transfer meaning between people, while still allowing each person to understand that information in their own context.

The old ways will probably stick around as art, nostalgia, and tradition, just like old forms of lore and craftsmanship. That’s fine. They’re worth keeping for those reasons. But I don’t think we need to confuse preserving the art with preserving the limitations of the old method.