Hi, this is Buono.
Recently, I have loved reading foreign books. It gives me many chances to face new things and thoughts.
"Can't find good books to read?"
I'd like to introduce a book for you today.
Outline
The Giver depicts a so-called dystopia in the distant future. (The exact year is not described, though.)
No pain, no stress, no out-of-control…
And all of the memories and experiences have disappeared from them (except a small portion of people, as I'll explain later.)
Even emotions don't exist.
That word seems like an eutopia rather than a dystopia at a glance.
But…
Can you imagine a world that ACTUALLY doesn't have these pains?
The boy, the main character in this book, is one of the "normal" people in such a world. He spent his daily life until 12 or 13 years old (I forgot the detail.) by the time he was sentenced to be "The Giver" as his profession.
What is The Giver?
These are the people who have all the memories and experiences instead of other people.
They know how chill the snow is, they know how beautiful the flowers are, and they know how terrifying the war is.
The process of being The Giver is no longer easy, but the boy ends up taking after the man who currently holds the role.
Despite the fact that these memories and experiences affect the boy, he struggles to put up with them and gradually changes his thoughts and feelings.
Then, finally, he decided to do one thing one day.
Why Should We Read This One at This Moment?
This book hints at a lot of things we all have to consider for our future.
We all believe a completely controlled world is like heaven. That's why we develop technologies and industries every day.
If it is raining when we go out, we wish it could be fine. So we improve weather forecast accuracy, and we will develop a weather control machine someday.
If our body is hurt by injuries, we wish the pain could be away. So we give the first-aid in no time, and all pain will vanish just by swallowing a pill.
However, what will happen if all of these wishes really come true?
I'm sure you have this answer because the answer is completely the same as the feeling you feel right now when you use AI (like ChatGPT, Claude code, and so on)
Do you realize you lack knowledge and skills day by day?
The more we use AI, the more we become foolish.
And we continue this… The goal is obvious. The Giver depicts the scene we end up reaching in the future.
But needless to say, we don't want to lose our precious memories, emotions, and experiences.
If so, what we should do from now on is also obvious.
We must stop to improve and grow everything someday.
Firsthand Experiences Are the Key to the AI Era
Even if technologies help us keep safe, be useful, and make everything easy, we should not abandon firsthand experiences.
That is the right that only a human being can enjoy.
What do you think about it? I hope I can hear your thoughts!
Catch you later👍
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