The Quiet Restructuring of Being in the Age of AI

One of the first changes we’ll feel in the age of AI will be the quiet fall of portal websites.
Not because they are technically obsolete, but because information itself is collapsing inward.
What used to be a window to the world is now turning into a mirror.
People will care less about what is “out there” and more about what directly touches their lives.
This shift will lead to sharper emotional responses to personal and local matters — especially those tied to one’s nation, body, and daily reality.

Beneath that shift, something even more persistent remains: loneliness.
The more AI understands us, predicts us, and simulates us,
the more certain emotions stand beyond its reach.
Loneliness is not a bug in the system — it is what remains when everything else is optimized.
That is why industries centered on connection — matchmaking, conversation, community — will not fade,
but instead become more refined, more essential.
Cafés and restaurants won’t just feed people; they will hold space for emotion.
The ones that survive won’t just serve good food — they will serve presence.
Places where a person’s character is felt,
where the air holds something unquantifiable.