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Work, skills and people

AI did not make work easier. It removed the last layer of self-deception. These essays are about jobs, entry-level roles, school, attention, and what people keep when machines do more of the work.

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11 essays

27/08/2026

Attention Is Becoming a Competitive Advantage

You did not choose to spend ninety minutes on your phone. You chose the next twenty seconds, a few hundred times over.

10 min read

29/07/2026

The Future of Work Was Written in 1645

Everyone is asking what AI will do to work. Wrong question. The better one: when machines can do the doing, what is left that is actually yours?

7 min read

01/07/2026

Stop Telling People to Drop Out. School Is Not Dead. Its Job Just Changed

There is a loud message going around right now. You do not need school. You do not need a degree. You do not need a university.

10 min read

12/05/2026

The Entry-Level Job Is Dying. AI Just Accelerated It

A dangerous illusion is spreading through the market right now. People still think AI is mainly about productivity. It is not.

7 min read

14/04/2026

I have been to 67 countries. I do not own the best of everything

That is not a compromise. That is how it works. You are not working for money. You are trading time for options.

9 min read

31/03/2026

AI Didn't Make Work Easier

It Removed the Last Layer of Self-Deception Everyone keeps repeating the same sentence. “AI is making work faster.” That statement is true.

6 min read

12/03/2026

The AI Era Will Not Be Inclusive by Default

Inside Huawei’s TECH Cares Forum at MWC26 The AI revolution is accelerating at historic speed. But 2.2 billion people are still offline.

8 min read

04/03/2026

I Went to Kenya to See If “Digital Inclusion” Was Real

Most of What You’ve Been Told Is Half the Story Everyone in tech says they want to close the digital divide. Access. Infrastructure. Connectivity. Inclusion.

9 min read

20/01/2026

“I Don’t Read AI-Written Content” Is the Dumbest Take of 2026

I hear it more and more. “I don’t read anything written with AI.” “If I see an em dash, I mute.” “If it smells like ChatGPT, I’m out.” Let me be very clear.

4 min read

06/01/2026

2026 Prediction

This Is the Year Work Stops Feeling Safe Reading time: approximately 4 minutes We are in 2026 now. And something is clear.

3 min read

25/11/2025

The Hidden Divide: What Remote Communities Taught Me About AI, Humanity and the Future

I spent weeks riding my motorbike through remote regions. Places where people live entirely in the real world.

6 min read

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