Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
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Brad Barrish
bradbarrish.com
AI is a fad, but not merely a fad. You can’t merely wait for it to blow over, and imagine that things will be as they were. A lot of it will blow over, but also a lot of things will be blown flat by it. Important matters, customs, infrastructures, cherished ways of life, gone with the wind and never replaced.
Whatever Happens to Music Will Happen to AI (2026)
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you could say that the entire internet is one massive victory for maximalism.
Erik Hoel • In 2025, Blogs Will Be the Last Bastion of the Good Internet
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It’s worth reading the entire HBR post. I cannot help but infer that we are lonely and are growing more lonely as we spend so much time glued to our devices.
I was struck by the realisation of just how powerful live music is – that a group of individuals can come together and concoct a sound unique to them, and that people can connect with that distinctive vision as if it were their own experience.
Nick Cave - The Red Hand Files - Issue #347- I don’t experience anything when I go to concerts anymore, but I still really enjoy music. Do you like going...
Mike Masnick has a great post on Substack’s decision to double-down on hosting Nazis.
I’m coming to terms with the high probability that AI will write most of my code which I ship to prod, going forward. It already does it faster, and with similar results to if I’d typed it out. For languages/frameworks I’m less familiar with, it does a better job than me.
The grief when AI writes most of the code
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