AI Operator · 4 min read
Small, slow, local: computational luxury
Running an LLM on your own machine is not a technical compromise - it is a political choice. Ivan Illich called this a convivial tool: one that amplifies the autonomy of the person using it, rather than making them dependent. The premium of tomorrow is not the biggest model. It is the model you can open, repair, stop.
August 27, 2026