A Brief Thought Experiment For An Extremely Painful 4th of JulyThings feel over in the United States right now. The truth is both much better and much worse.Jul 1, 20222Jul 1, 20222
The Metaverse Pretends That Life Is A Game. That’s The Whole Problem.If gamification is indeed a learning technique, what is the metaverse going to teach us?Jun 8, 20222Jun 8, 20222
Mark Zuckerberg Says He’s Living in The Future. That’s The Whole Problem.One of the worst things someone with megalomaniacal ambition can be told is that they functionally cannot be held accountable.Mar 14, 20221Mar 14, 20221
Why the Rise of “Snowflakes” is a Silicon Valley StoryThe first digital natives spent their formative years being constantly told by the richest people in the world how non-special they were.Feb 9, 2022Feb 9, 2022
Who Does Mark Zuckerberg Have To Hurt To Get The Elizabeth Holmes Treatment?Shortly after the jury in the Elizabeth Holmes trial began its deliberations last month, I sat down and wrote the following:Jan 5, 20229Jan 5, 20229
Why Elizabeth Holmes Was On Trial and Mark Zuckerberg Wasn’tIf Holmes was on trial for defrauding investors about her service, why isn’t that the case for virtually every product in Silicon Valley?Dec 26, 20211Dec 26, 20211
If Mark Zuckerberg Means What He Says About “The Metaverse” We’re In Far Worse Shape Than We…What if God was one of us?Nov 5, 202112Nov 5, 202112
An Open Letter To Facebook’s Public Relations TeamDear Facebook Public Relations Team,Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
Why The Google Workers Union Was Good News — But Not Great News…Yetwe simply can not solve the problems endemic within silicon valley without empowering tech workers to stand up to management.Jan 27, 2021Jan 27, 2021