When I went to the hair salon,
Magazines had been replaced by tablets.

I rarely buy magazines,
I spend time reading magazines at the hair salon.
I was secretly looking forward to it.

For hair salons,
It also reduces the hassle of buying and disposing of magazines,
You won't have any trouble finding a place to store it.

The variety of books I can read has also increased dramatically.
It must be convenient for the customers as well.

From paper to tablets.
That's just the way things are these days.

However,
Somewhere inside, I felt a slight unease.

After going to the hair salon, I headed to the movie theater.

I had wanted to see it even before it was released.
I went to see "The Devil Wears Prada 2".

I won't go into the details, but
The story revolves around a fashion magazine called "RUNWAY."

In the course of the times,
“The magazine as a medium itself is facing a crisis of survival.

The information is on your smartphone.
You can also read magazines digitally.

Just a moment ago,
I just tried it at a hair salon.

Furthermore, with the emergence of superior AI,
Even the editing process was rapidly streamlined.
The number of people available to work is steadily decreasing.

'RUNWAY' was also caught up in that wave.

While watching the movie,
I have always,
I witnessed the passion of the people who create the magazine.

Working tirelessly for a single book.
"We are working hard to create this, because we want to deliver it to you."

What's there is passion.
No matter how advanced AI may be,
It cannot be a substitute.

The weight of turning the pages,
The smell of paper,
Print color,
A layout imbued with someone's aesthetic sense.

There certainly is
"Traces of human hands remain."


By the time I left the movie theater, it was already evening.
I headed to the bookstore.

(The featured image was generated by AI.)