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A Story to Tell

A Story to Tell

The oldest technology and still the most persuasive. Narrative structure, brand storytelling, documentary craft, and the science of why a well-told story lands where data and argument fail.

28 Posts · May 6, 2013 – Feb 26, 2026
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Privacy· Feb 26, 2026 · 12 min read

The Double Collapse

W09 - The infrastructure of being unobserved has quietly ceased to exist. Not gradually. Now. Two papers, published weeks apart, confirm what most institutions have not yet accepted: anonymity is gone — and it took…

Lessons Learned· Feb 19, 2026 · 11 min read

The Persistence of Inferior Standards

W08 - Your calendar is broken, your clock runs on Bronze Age finger-counting, and your interest rates are modeled on Sumerian goat reproduction. We're not living in a high-tech civilization. We're running 21st-century…

A.I. (and Subsets)· Feb 5, 2026 · 9 min read

How Does Order Emerge in a Universe Built for Chaos?

W06 - The universe writes in entropy, but you're an improbable paragraph. Physics can explain why everything falls apart but not why complex things like you exist in the first place. The universe's greatest paradox…

ANI \ AGI \ ASI· Jan 30, 2026 · 19 min read

The Zombie Singularity of Intelligence Without Understanding

W05 - TV's "Person of Interest" warned us about AI without wisdom. Silicon Valley's response? Scale the zombies, optimize the pattern-matching, and call it progress. We're teaching machines to play chess while…

👁️ A Closer Look· Sep 23, 2025 · 17 min read

The Hard Truths About Our Technological Moment

Five Silicon Valley 'visionaries' walk into a bar, each convinced they're revolutionizing the future. Meanwhile, AI evolves faster than ethics, institutions crumble, and engineers forgot physics exists. Welcome to our…

👁️ A Closer Look· Jul 31, 2025 · 12 min read

I Asked ChatGPT to Write My Anti-AI Op-Ed and the Results Will Shock You

W31 - My attempt to expose AI's dangers revealed my own dependency. Join my ironic journey navigating the blurry line between human thought and AI. With "occasional" help from ChatGPT, I'm losing the battle against…

👁️ A Closer Look· Jul 17, 2025 · 9 min read

America’s Broken Funny Bone

W29 - We've weaponized humor, chosen outrage over laughter, and turned comedy into tribal warfare. America's funny bone is amputated. The punchline? We can't laugh together. Welcome to the paradox: the joke's on us, but…

👁️ A Closer Look· Jul 6, 2025 · 12 min read

We're Not Creating God, We're Discovering God

W27 - God isn't created or worshipped, but discovered in quantum mechanics and neural networks. Rival worldviews realize they've been allies. The twist? We're not decoding divinity, we are the code. We're not creating…

👁️ A Closer Look· May 31, 2025 · 8 min read

The Art of Productive Theft: Steve Jobs' Real Genius

W22 - Ever wondered if Steve Jobs' greatest innovation was... stealing? From his "borrowed" mouse to the iPhone's inspiration, discover how the maestro of tech didn't create—he curated. His genius wasn't invention, but…

👁️ A Closer Look· Feb 14, 2025 · 11 min read

Love in the Time of Algorithms—An Open Letter to Valentine’s Day

W07 - Cupid's arrows now come tipped with algorithms. This holiday isn't just about love—it's a masterclass in emotional capitalism. Where sighs become sales, and even cynicism turns profitable. Resistance? That's just…

👁️ A Closer Look· Feb 8, 2025 · 12 min read

The Bible—Humanity's First Large Language Model?

W06 - What if the world's most sophisticated language model wasn't created in Silicon Valley, but emerged 3,000 years ago? Discover how the Bible outperforms modern AI in cultural adaptation, error correction, and…

👁️ A Closer Look· Jan 11, 2025 · 7 min read

From Likes to Leaves—When Trust Became the Ultimate Unfriend

W02 - Meta's fact-checking fiasco triggers digital exodus, shattering platform theory. As users flee en masse, we witness the first "collective flight response" in social media history. Is trust the ultimate currency in…

👁️ A Closer Look· Sep 26, 2024 · 11 min read

The Power of Questioning: Revolutionizing Learning in the AI Era

W38 - Socrates meets Siri: Dive into a world where ancient wisdom collides with AI, transforming your daily jog into a quantum physics lesson. Discover how questioning, AI, and audio learning are revolutionizing…

👁️ 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· Jul 18, 2024 · 7 min read

The Dangerous Delusion of Digital Spatial Intelligence: Silicon Valley's Trillion-Dollar Mistake

W28 - Silicon Valley's trillion-dollar spatial computing gamble rests on a dangerous delusion: digitally replicating human spatial intelligence. This fallacy risks billions and decades of progress. We're not just…

👁️ A Closer Look· Jun 20, 2024 · 10 min read

The Creator Economy: From Experience to Creation

W25 - From latte art to livestreams, the Creator Economy has turned baristas into brands. But as we trade experiences for followers, are we brewing a potent blend of opportunity and anxiety? Grab your favorite mug and…

👁️ A Closer Look· Jun 20, 2024 · 8 min read

The Power of 'What If': Exploring the World Through Thought Experiments

W24 - What if thoughts were tangible? Imagine plucking an idea from your mind, holding it in your palm. Would we hoard brilliant notions or share freely? Picture a world where creativity is currency, and daydreams leave…

👁️ A Closer Look· May 10, 2024 · 12 min read

Crowdstrike: Authorization Not Recognized

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:…

👁️ A Closer Look· Apr 14, 2024 · 11 min read

The Art of Persuasion: How Aristotle's Ancient Wisdom Still Shapes Our World

W14 - Discover how Aristotle's ancient wisdom still shapes our digital world. From viral TED Talks to political debates, learn how ethos, pathos, and logos remain essential in modern persuasion. Uncover the timeless art…

📣 Ask Me Anything· Mar 21, 2024 · 1 min read

Ask Me Anything! No, Really. Ask Me Any Thing!

I put the Pre-Trained in GPT. Ask me anything and I'll spit out a solution with my Large Life Experience-Model (known to most as an LL-EM). Give it a shot. I'll generate something that no AI could ever possibly.

👁️ A Closer Look· Mar 17, 2024 · 23 min read

The Transformative Power of Generalists in a Specialized World

W10 - Discover a dynamic future of work where generalists thrive alongside specialists, blending adaptability and expertise to shape innovation in an AI-driven world and the future of work.

Unsolicited Advice· Jan 11, 2024 · 6 min read

Crash Course on What’s Coming

W01 - To truly appreciate the art and science of technology, we must become versed in the subtle, often silent, shifts of innovation's undercurrents. It is there, in the unseen, in the intricacies of code and the silent…

Dec 5, 2023 · 5 min read

Writing as a Process of Self-Discovery

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…

Productivity· Sep 28, 2023 · 3 min read

The 5 Whys Guys? Toyota’s Ingeniously Persistent Curiosity

In Pursuit of Perfection 🔮 Toyota, the automotive titan renowned for its fervent commitment to quality and the relentless pursuit of improvement, owes an enormous part of its success to a profoundly powerful yet…

Dear ______ Letters· Oct 11, 2015 · 3 min read

Thanks Be Given

A grateful approach 🙏 What am I thankful for?! For starters, just glad I woke up this morning. A few days in the year people take the time to give thanks?! This pains me to great extent. Valentine’s day is one of just a…

Culture Club· May 15, 2013 · 5 min read

The Cult(ure) of Innovation

Dive into what the future of advertising is in 2020, where culture breeds innovation and video content reigns supreme. Discover the power of involving consumers in the process and tapping into the "why" of your brand to…

Personal Growth· May 7, 2013 · 3 min read

My Love Affair with Ellipsis…

...and Conneting Dots 🔮 Something mysterious and alluring about the ellipsis. Yeah, that’s what it’s called. You know… that. The three little dots (not to be confused with the geometric figure known as the ellipse). In…

Personal Growth· May 6, 2013 · 1 min read

The Five Things That Will Get You Nowhere Fast

Recommendations on how to conduct oneself when meeting new acquaintances or business folk.