Buying back time. And automating

We need to have a real conversation about the "buying back time" movement. The way total automation has been pushed lately feels like it’s induced a frenzy rather than a strategy. The moment the summit ended, the rush to build clones started, but I see very little planning behind it.

Are you actually finding joy in your work, or are you just following the hype?

The reality is that when you automate every interaction and every thought, you lose the authenticity of your creation. If AI does the research, the drafting, and the outreach, you’ve removed yourself from the process. It’s like using cheat codes to skip to the end of a game without ever playing the levels. You get the reward, but you didn't earn the victory.

The summit’s focus on clones felt overdone, offering "cheat codes" without the effort. Automation should be a starter kit or a mentor that helps you progress, not a replacement for the game itself. I’m asking us to pause: are we building systems that empower us, or are we just chasing a way to stop working?

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