We live in a media environment that thrives on division—manufactured enemies and exaggerated threats . It’s profitable to keep us angry and distracted rather than focused on practical solutions. I participated in heated debates in college, passionately defending capitalism against friends who supported socialism. Looking back, we weren’t even disagreeing about the real issues—just the methods to reach common goals. We wasted energy fighting over labels instead of collaborating. Of course, som...

We live in a media environment that thrives on division—manufactured enemies and exaggerated threats . It’s profitable to keep us angry and distracted rather than focused on practical solutions. I participated in heated debates in college, passionately defending capitalism against friends who supported socialism. Looking back, we weren’t even disagreeing about the real issues—just the methods to reach common goals. We wasted energy fighting over labels instead of collaborating. Of course, som...

AI is about to radically lower the cost of software, creating major deflationary pressure. Just as we don’t endlessly consume mass-produced goods, we won’t endlessly use generic digital products either. This was true with physical goods, we got abundant commodities and more artisanal / unique versions of those commodities. This will result in lowered costs for expensive software, I'm looking at you Healthcare (someone still has to crack distribution). And it will increase software that previo...

AI is about to radically lower the cost of software, creating major deflationary pressure. Just as we don’t endlessly consume mass-produced goods, we won’t endlessly use generic digital products either. This was true with physical goods, we got abundant commodities and more artisanal / unique versions of those commodities. This will result in lowered costs for expensive software, I'm looking at you Healthcare (someone still has to crack distribution). And it will increase software that previo...