Remember when prices were… the price? A ticket cost $40. A carton of milk was $2.49. A hardcover book was
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Vibe Coding And The Illusion Of Magic
We used to think of coding as learning a new language… a complicated and ever-evolving language. Precise rules, arcane commands
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Logos Lie. Names Distract. Ideas Matter.
I read a new book recently that sent me spiralling. It made me realize just how primitive… and primal we
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Ambient Disassociation – The Social Media Collapse?
Maybe this is it? Maybe these are the last days of social media. Not because people are logging off in protest. Not
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The Battle For Signal In The Noise
Lately I’ve been thinking less about “consumption” and more about “sensemaking.” We’re swimming in infinite feeds, endless alerts, never-ending scrolls
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When Value Becomes A Trillion
Elon Musk might be on track to become the world’s first trillionaire. But the headline isn’t the number.The real story
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From Six Pixels Of Separation To Thinking With Mitch Joel
One thousand. It’s a big number.. it’s also a strange number. When I started Six Pixels of Separation back in
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When Everything Becomes A Number
We like to believe that numbers tell the truth. That when you quantify something, you’ve captured it.That a metric is
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The Real Test Of AI Is The Human One
Every new invention looks obvious in hindsight. Electricity… the printing press… the internet.But at the time? Few really knew what
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From The Attention Economy To The Intimacy Economy
I can’t shake the feeling that something’s gone missing… and when I get this feeling I also start feeling that
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AI Can Make Smart People Smarter (And Everyone Else Sloppier)
Every new technology sparks similar fears… It’s making us dumber… It’s making us lazier… It’s making us weaker… Television will
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We Who Wrestle With AI
They sound like us. Full sentences… polished pauses… even the occasional joke or quip (if you’ve spent time using ChatGPT
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Culture Rot In The Age Of Screens
We used to worry that smartphones were melting our attention spans. Turns out the bigger story may be how they’re
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Where AI Ends And Leadership Begins
The white collar worker warning is that AI will replace us. That the systems we’ve built will scale faster than
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Shel Israel… The Challenger You Always Wanted At The Table
Shel Israel never just joined a conversation… he challenged it. He wasn’t there to nod along.He was there to tilt
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When Dating Turns Into A Star Rating
Should we rate the people we date like we do with Uber drivers? Because we are.Like restaurants.Like gadgets we buy
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The AI Collaboration Illusion
We keep saying we’re “collaborating” with AI… “partnering” with it… letting it “co-create” with us. I can’t tell if we’re
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Are Your KPIs Gaslighting You?
We don’t talk enough about how much dysfunction in the system can get rewarded in business.… Or the person who
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AI Slop Is Eating The Internet (And You’re Eating It Too)
There was a time when “content” felt like a generous word. A beautiful essay shared to the world… a well-edited
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TikTalk – Welcome To The Algorithm’s Accent
We used to create content to be understood. Now, more often than not, we create for more clicks.It starts small…
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This Might Not Work – A Manifesto For Modern Builders
“I’m not sure.” How often have I said this to myself? How often have I said it out loud? Not
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