The Tension Between Business & Humanity in the Digital Age
We’re the recipients of these benefits, but in terms of our impact on the universe, humans are waning and computers are waxing—that’s the single biggest trend I see. Any business that ignores this trend is likely to get smacked in the face.
Brad Jacobs • How to Make a Few Billion Dollars
A big part of why the world is in this unholy mess (pick one...) is because we have created a global business ecosystem that’s almost entirely dependent on hacking human neurochemistry and encouraging and amplifying whatever content will capture the most eyeballs for the longest amount of time, whether that’s music or news or social posts or video,... See more
2025 Tech Resolutions with Patrick from Hard Refresh
Corresponding to the price of authenticity, the tech-vex can also exact a price on human dignity. It begs the question, to what extent does machine-mediated living gratify, ennoble? Can it replace the sense of fulfilment that people feel when they attain a skill or achieve an insight? Can a work put together by artificial intelligence match the elo... See more
Kirk Schneider • Tech-vexed: how digital life threatens our capacity for awe | Aeon Essays
Our current economic incentives (the engine that drives the world) are perfectly designed to put humans out of business and make us irrelevant as fast as possible.