The Cost of Being Right
W18 — Wrong beliefs don't survive because the evidence is hidden. They survive because they're embedded in economies, careers, and identities that resist correction. From MBTI's AI-powered metastasis to psychiatry's…
The entrepreneurial tradition of treating failure as tuition. Honest post-mortems, lessons from shutdowns, and the pattern of people who stumbled badly and built something better after.
10 Posts · May 26, 2013 – May 1, 2026
W18 — Wrong beliefs don't survive because the evidence is hidden. They survive because they're embedded in economies, careers, and identities that resist correction. From MBTI's AI-powered metastasis to psychiatry's…
W14 - A cattle monitoring platform, a Calgary winter, a dying mother, and the formula that keeps showing up across a thousand years of mathematics — whether anyone is looking for it or not. The constraint was never the…
W10 - The infrastructure of good intentions has quietly become the infrastructure of acceleration. Not corruption. Rational adaptation. Seven researchers warned about this in 1945. The people who built this understand…
W39 - Inspired by Brian Potter's analysis in "How Common Is Accidental Invention?" which revealed that approximately 7% of major inventions between 1800-1970 emerged from genuine accidents—a statistic that only hints at…
W14 — What once required fifty engineers, twenty million dollars, and three years can now be accomplished by five people, two million dollars, and six months. This isn't hyperbole—it's the mathematics of disruption…
W48 - Amazon's AI revolution isn't in a high-tech lab—it's in a bland office with Home Depot parts. While Silicon Valley polishes its crystal palaces, Amazon engineers are rewriting the innovation playbook, one drill…
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…
W19 - In the quantum-AI labyrinth, firewalls crumble like ancient ruins. Yet authorization remains the Gordian knot tying our digital selves to cyberspace. As we race towards SSI and graph-powered identity, remember:…
How I overcame a paralyzing fear of sharing my inside voice 🔮 Writing isn’t just about the finished product, rather, it’s about the process in itself and the self-discovery found along the way. I guarantee what you…
It’ll be the best thing you ever do 🔮 The above quote is my favorite quote when making recommendations on deepening the company talent pool, just hire a professional. You’re better off spending the duckets on proper…