The Death of Friday Night Videos
Netflix is better. So why did choosing feel more real before?
Progress gives. Progress takes.
These essays look beyond convenience to ask what we gain, what we surrender, and what might be worth protecting.
WALL-E Wasn't About Robots
The future wasn't a robot uprising. It was a chair no one had to leave.
The Summary Trap
When the shortcut around reading becomes a shortcut around thinking.
The Champions of Abundance
The people building a frictionless future were formed by the friction they now promise to remove.
The Coding Skills My Son Wants to Protect
The capability my son wants to protect is the capability that makes AI valuable.
The Work I Couldn't Defend
AI can build the whole page before you've decided what you believe.
What Do We Have to Lose? · Part One
The Apprenticeship Problem Inside AI-Assisted Software Teams
AI can help software teams ship more today while quietly thinning the apprenticeship pipeline they'll need tomorrow.
This Permanent Underclass Argument Is Bullshit
The latest model won't save you if you've outsourced your judgment.
Your Kid Knows How To Use AI. Now What?
Coming soonThe harder question is whether speed is helping them grow, or quietly skipping the parts that do.
What Students Still Need To Struggle With
Coming soonNot every hard part is bad. Some of it is where attention, judgment, and confidence are built.
FOLLOW THE ABUNDANCE TRAP
I'll send the next essay when it's worth sending.
A short note when something new is published, plus the questions and examples I'm exploring as the book takes shape.