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Automation

Robots aren't coming for your job — they're already here. Covering the tools, workflows, and economic forces turning repetitive tasks into code, and what that displacement actually looks like.

6 Posts · Apr 5, 2023 – Nov 20, 2025
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👁️ A Closer Look· Nov 20, 2025 · 14 min read

AI Won't Take Your Job. It'll Take Your Purpose. That's Worse.

W47 - What took 200 years to destroy rural America will take 5 years to obliterate white-collar work. The farmers were blindsided by mechanization. We're not blindsided—we can read every word of our obsolescence in the…

👁️ A Closer Look· Jun 5, 2025 · 10 min read

The Last Human Standing and How We Learned to Stop Thinking

W23 -Welcome to the Great Human Cognitive Surrender where we trade thoughts for convenience, choices for efficiency, and essence for UI. AI isn't just rising—it's feasting on our discarded autonomy. We, the last Homo…

👁️ A Closer Look· Mar 13, 2025 · 10 min read

Economic Uncharted Territory—Moving Beyond Obsolete Maps

W11 - Capitalism isn't dying—it's metamorphosizing. But into what? This manifesto unveils the blind spots in our economic vision, challenging us to see beyond markets and states to the emerging landscapes of…

👁️ A Closer Look· Jul 25, 2024 · 11 min read

The Loyalty Revolution: From Punch Cards to Predictive Analytics

W29 - Welcome to the Loyalty Revolution: where coffee shops predict orders and AI replaces punch cards. Your shopping habits are now guarded like state secrets, and brands play 4D chess with your preferences. It's a…

👁️ A Closer Look· May 23, 2024 · 9 min read

Bridging the Digital Divide: Creating Equitable and Inclusive Digital Experiences

W20 - In Silicon Valley's shadow, a janitor squints at their smartphone, baffled. Across town, a 10-year-old codes effortlessly. This stark contrast embodies our digital divide - no longer about access, but literacy and…

A.I. (and Subsets)· Apr 5, 2023 · 7 min read

Co-Pilot X: The AI-Powered Developer Experience

Code your way to automation and replace yourself 🔮 GitHub has created a tool called GitHub Copilot that helps developers write code up to 55% faster. It is an AI pair programmer that auto-completes comments and code.…