‘Pluribus’ and appeal of not thinking

I’m glad that Angelus included a review of “Pluribus” in the Dec. 12 issue, since it seems to be the most talked-about show among my real-life and Facebook friends this year.

Amy Welborn did a nice job of analyzing the show. But as the season progresses, I think it’s becoming clear that the show really is about AI and happiness. It’s made me think about how today’s tech giants are basically proposing a life made easier by AI as the key to happiness.

In other words, that we shouldn’t bother with thinking, or even learning how to think. Pretty soon, what will we need school for? Or books? I don’t know what scares me more: the lie of this proposal, or how quickly we’re being conditioned to believe that lie.

— Maggie Cardenas, Manhattan Beach