AI is so Incredible, Why Can't it Write This Essay For Me?

This is part II in a series I am doing exploring the existential impact of AI in all of our lives.

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Pronoia: What if the disaster you await isn't coming?

A quick note – In recent months, it has been fun to first write essays and then turn them into videos.

Mar 1 • Nathaniel Drew

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February 2026

I've started automating my life with AI & it terrifies me.

Amazement, shock & grief as suddenly everything becomes possible

Feb 22 • Nathaniel Drew

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I've been missing the point my entire life.

Lessons from romantic rejection

Feb 4 • Nathaniel Drew

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January 2026

Freedom From the Things You Used to Want

I wrote this listening to this.

Jan 3 • Nathaniel Drew

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December 2025

I told him that I love him.

A response to the existential worries of today

Dec 11, 2025 • Nathaniel Drew

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Do Not Hide

The safe thing to do is always to hide.

Dec 3, 2025 • Nathaniel Drew

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November 2025

Are you ok with the idea of being useless?

A fundamental misunderstanding that shapes our lives

Nov 24, 2025 • Nathaniel Drew

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Mere Mortals

Reflections on wear & tear

Nov 3, 2025 • Nathaniel Drew

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September 2025

Nathaniel's Dilemma

What it really costs to own things

Sep 6, 2025 • Nathaniel Drew

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August 2025

Love Thy Neighbor

A story about my Parisian friend

Aug 17, 2025 • Nathaniel Drew

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What you're running from is the key to what you're looking for.

Reflections on the meaning of pain

Aug 2, 2025 • Nathaniel Drew

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