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When companies publicly announce on LinkedIn that they're embracing AI, what are they actually doing internally? Are they replacing developers with agentic AI that swarms through code, debugging errors and deploying fixes? Are they parsing business requirements, accessing repos, building features, and deploying them before the 9am standup? For outside observers, it's hard to tell. But as a developer, I can assure you there's often a disconnect between what a CTO says and how the day-to-day workflow is actually affected.
Every time I join a new company, I wonder how their code ends up becoming so complex. You’ll see an application that is supposed to do a simple task turn into a monstrosity that everyone is afraid to update. Writing simple software is often the goal, but somehow we go astray. Tl;dr: Dedicate significant time to refinement *without* adding new features.
So, I call myself an AI skeptic. But honestly? It's more accurate to say I’m a technology skeptic in general. Before you picture me churning butter by candlelight, boycotting smartphones, or mailing handwritten letters, let me clarify: skepticism isn’t rejection. It’s a pause, a thoughtful question: Does this actually solve a real problem, or is it just the latest shiny new hype cycle?
How many terms and conditions did you agree to today? If you're like most people, you probably signed up for a website and clicked "I agree" without reading a single word. We all do it. Yet, what if these documents we collectively ignore are actually legally binding and could be used against you in court?
In The Expanse, humanity’s sprawling interplanetary empire rests on a single, elegant piece of fiction: the Epstein Drive. This miracle engine effortlessly defies physics, allowing ships to accelerate continuously, cross the solar system in mere days, and make far-flung Ceres as accessible as a commuter suburb. The show’s true genius lies in its grounded illusion: it layers the Drive with convincing jargon, detailed specs, and plausible limitations ("the Tori models can’t sustain 5G burns for more than 12 hours"). You’re genuinely tempted to believe it because the entire world feels engineered, not simply dreamed up.
Remember Bryant Gumbel? Back in the mid-90s, as the digital world began its explosive growth, the then-Today Show co-host famously dismissed the internet as a passing fad. "I'm online, and I think it's a fad," he declared, suggesting we'd all soon forget about it. History, of course, seems to have mocked him. The internet is now the bedrock of modern life.
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After the explosive reception of my story, The Machine Fired Me, I set out to write a book to tell the before and after.
I started as a minimum wage laborer in Los Angeles and I set out to reach the top of the echelon in Silicon Valley. Every time I made a step forward, I was greeted with the harsh changing reality of the modern work space.
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