My friend's 8-year-old son asked me last week why I stare at screens all day.

"Uncle, don't you get bored talking to computers?"

I paused mid-email. This kid spends hours building Lego cities, racing bikes, creating stories with his toys.

Meanwhile, I'm optimizing algorithms and reviewing pitch decks.

He reminded me of something we've forgotten in 2026.

While everyone debates whether AI will replace human creativity, kids are still the most creative beings on the planet.

They don't worry about prompts or models or efficiency.

They just create.

My friend's son built a spaceship from cardboard yesterday. No tutorials, no best practices, no frameworks.

Just imagination and execution.

Maybe the real threat isn't AI taking our jobs.

Maybe it's us forgetting how to think like we did before we had jobs to lose.

When did we start believing creativity needs permission?


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Writing at the intersection of AI, capital, and the future of the human job market - sharing mylife lessons, reflections, and honest takes from the founder-investor's seat.