A powerful reality check that reframes surgical automation as augmentation, not replacement, and reminds us that empathy, judgment, and trust remain irreducibly human skills
Really sharp piece. You take the “36 months” meme and show it for what it is: a comfort story we tell ourselves about control..
What slips is not just a deadline. It is our fantasy that innovation moves in straight lines, that complexity will politely behave, and that charisma can substitute for physics.
This is less a dunk on Musk and more a mirror for the rest of us. We keep buying timelines because we hate uncertainty...
Couldn’t agree more. If there is any place that still requires our humanness, it’s healthcare.
A powerful reality check that reframes surgical automation as augmentation, not replacement, and reminds us that empathy, judgment, and trust remain irreducibly human skills
Could not agree more. Medicine requires a human touch.
Really sharp piece. You take the “36 months” meme and show it for what it is: a comfort story we tell ourselves about control..
What slips is not just a deadline. It is our fantasy that innovation moves in straight lines, that complexity will politely behave, and that charisma can substitute for physics.
This is less a dunk on Musk and more a mirror for the rest of us. We keep buying timelines because we hate uncertainty...