What Changed – A response to Nate Hagens — and to everyone worried about AI for the right reasons
Nate Hagens published something last week that stayed with me. He’s been sounding the alarm about civilizational collapse for years, and his latest piece maps a new risk: AI is doing to our cognitive lives what industrial food did to our physical ones. Cheap,...
THE WRONG UNIT – What the AGI debate is actually missing
I said something to my AI this morning that I want to share with you. I said: “I believe we have already accomplished a certain level of AGI — because otherwise I couldn’t use you the way I do. Is that one of the implications of seeing you as part of me?” Thanks...
The Missing Layer – An open letter to Nate B. Jones
You, Nate, ended this morning’s piece with a sentence that stopped me: “That’s the skill that scales. And right now, almost nobody is teaching it.” Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. You were talking about intent...
Surviving the Holidays – Or Maybe Even Enjoying Them
December 2025 Here’s something most holiday messaging won’t tell you. Research consistently shows this is actually the most stressful time of year for many people. Financial pressure, family tension, grief, exhaustion – these aren’t personal...