Steak or Lobster? The Ultimate Choice… Or Is It?

David Johnson • January 31, 2025

The Revolution Isn’t Coming—It’s Already Here.

If you go to a restaurant and the waiter asks, "Steak or Lobster?", most people pick one.


Not me. I want BOTH.


Because why limit yourself to one when you can have everything?


The same goes for storytelling. Right now, people are stuck arguing: “AI or Human?”


One side says AI can’t tell real stories. The other side says AI is the future of storytelling.


They're both wrong. The answer isn’t either-or. The answer is both.

AI alone? Not enough.
Human alone? Not efficient.
AI + Human? That’s where the magic happens.


The People Who Fear, The People Who Build


Right now, the business world is divided into two camps:


🔴 The ones who fear AI.
They spend their time debating it. Arguing about whether it’s "real." Clinging to the past because they’re afraid of what the future might bring.


🟢 The ones who embrace AI.
They see AI for what it is—
a force multiplier. They’re already using it to break creative barriers, tell better stories, and move faster than the competition.


One group is waiting to be replaced.


The other is leading the future.


And here’s the hard truth: Industries don’t wait for people to catch up.

📜 The printing press replaced the scribes.
📸
The camera changed portrait painting.
🌐
The internet destroyed businesses that refused to go digital.

And AI? It’s doing the same to marketing, storytelling, and business strategy right now.

🚀 The pioneers will leverage AI and thrive.
🛑
The fearful will be left behind.

There is no middle ground.


AI Alone Can’t Tell a Story—But Neither Can You


Let’s clear something up:


AI alone can't create great storytelling. But guess what? Neither can you.


The best storytelling has never been a solo act.


Van Gogh didn't just paint—he saw the world differently.


Mythology wasn't created in a vacuum—it was shaped over centuries by human minds wrestling with the unseen.


The best speeches, books, and films? They weren't built in isolation. They were refined, challenged, and shaped by collaboration.


That’s where AI fits in.

🚀 AI removes creative friction.
🚀 AI eliminates writer’s block.
🚀 AI speeds up ideation.
🚀 AI expands creative boundaries.


But you are the one who gives it meaning.


AI can create a blueprint, but you bring the soul.


The Sad Reality


The guy who wrote that LinkedIn post arguing that AI can't tell real stories?


I don’t think he’s stupid. I think he’s scared.


He’s afraid that AI will replace him. Afraid that his skills won’t be needed. Afraid that the world is moving faster than he can keep up.


And he’s right—for him.


If you sit still while the world evolves, you will be replaced. Not because AI is taking over, but because someone smarter, faster, and bolder is using AI to do what you refuse to.


The ones who think "AI will never be as good as me" are missing the point.


It’s not about AI being better than a human. It’s about the fact that AI + Human is better than either one alone.


And If You Still Don’t Believe AI Can Tell a Story…


Then read this post again.

This wasn’t written by just me.
This wasn’t written by
just AI.
This was written by
us—together.


Steak AND Lobster.


Human AND AI.


Creativity AND Technology.


This is the future of storytelling.


The only question left is:


Are you going to argue about it?


Or are you going to embrace it, master it, and build something EPIC?


Innovate or die. The choice is yours.

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