Purusārtha
Naina Qureshi · Opinion

We taught a generation to code. We forgot to teach them to read.

Fluency in machines is not the same as fluency in meaning.

Illustrative. Photograph: Puruṣārtha.

Fluency in machines is not the same as fluency in meaning.

The details are still settling, but the direction is clear.

The story, as ever, is in the distribution: who gains, who waits, and how long the advantage lasts once the initial momentum fades. That is the question this week leaves open.

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