To be human is to live with friction. That's something AI boosters will never understand Alexander Hurst

A visitor looks at the copy of Michelangelo's Last Judgment by Robert le Voyer at the Louvre in Paris, 14 April 2026. A visitor looks at the copy of Michelangelo's Last Judgment by Robert le Voyer at the Louvre in Paris, 14 April 2026. To be human is to live with friction. That's something AI boosters will never understand We're being sold a world where there's no room for reflection or spontaneity. H ow fast do you have to strike a match to get it to light?