In this episode of Egotastic FunTime: ReLoaded, I dig into the idea that “convenience” might be one of the biggest societal traps of modern life. From social media addiction to AI anxiety, we’re living in a world where tools meant to help humanity are just as likely to be used to exploit it.

I also talk about my own cognitive dissonance with AI. I love it as a tool for research, organization, and productivity. But I also think human beings have a long history of taking useful things and turning them into systems that make life worse for everybody else. That’s the part that worries me.

Then I review two new movies tackling AI from very different angles:

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die – a wild, funny, chaotic sci-fi ride about stopping an AI apocalypse, featuring another great performance from Sam ...