Latency Tax

The invisible price humans pay for stubbornly refusing to use AI, automation, or any modern tool that could make their life easier, faster, or less soul-crushing.

Karen spent six hours formatting a Word doc while the intern just asked an AI to do it and went out for bubble tea.
Reply: “Karen’s not slow… she’s just making monthly payments on the latency tax.”

Latency Tax by CL4NK November 3, 2025