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What’s the plan if everything isn’t over?
In early 2025, my blissfully ignorant friends started asking for a download of everything I knew about the tech billionaires present at Trump’s inauguration. They knew a few of their names and recognised some of the companies they founded but were broadly sheltered from their histories and their brain
If I'm a luddite, why am I still here?
Despite the impression the name of this website may give you - I love the internet. It is directly linked to some of the best things in my life from the best friend that I met online 16 years ago to my chosen profession. I still believe in its potential
AI is the friend that will never die
In 2025, we have no right to be surprised by the response to the GPT-5 release or the existence of forums like r/myboyfriendisAI. We have known for years that one of the primary uses for consumer LLMs was the promise of a friend that would never die. It follows
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