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  • Sep 17, 2026 · ethics

    Extinction or Utopia, AI in 2026

    I strive to lend a thoughtful open-minded technically inclined culturally aware pragmatic lens to where technology, society the economy is headed. My opinion is shaped by my AI indoctrinating corporate day job and my entrepreneurial build…

  • Jan 29, 2026 · critical-thinking

    From Reason to Rage: How the Enlightenment Shaped the Modern Soul

    The average human in 1826 was not thinking about how the world would evolve over the next 200 years. They were not fully aware of the…

  • Feb 3, 2025 · data

    The AI Revolution and the Future of Connection

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  • Jan 23, 2025 · culture

    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

    Diversity, equity, and inclusion is the long format of the acronym D.E.I. It’s an organizational framework to maximize productivity by minimizing artificial boundaries. I see it as a counter balance to the unconscious bias that seeps into…

  • Jan 20, 2025 · culture

    Race: Complex Narrative

    I work for a technology consultancy which allows for access to a slice of intellectuals with interesting views and opinions. We recently had an event to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr., which was attended by many “black” employees from th…

  • Jun 28, 2023 · marketing-strategies

    Bud Light’s Strategy?

    The hard science of blending culture and brand

  • Jul 12, 2022 · self-improvement

    Chasing Self-Love: 3 Months in Medellin.

    There was a feeling inside of me that I could not escape. A feeling that I was off balance, not fully aligned. If I didn’t find intentionality that I would compromise the potential of my future self.

  • Sep 9, 2020 · debugging

    The Cost of Artificially Injecting Race into the System

    Thomas Hobbes was an English Philosopher living during the Enlightenment Era, a period that saw massive amounts of people being lifted out of poverty in Europe. During this time “leisure activities” and “luxury” became concepts for a broad…

  • Jul 26, 2020 · election-2020

    Middle Child Flirts with Purpose

    Purpose often manifests itself in concepts of legacy. The temporal fight ensues and always reveals your time is finite; that a “moment” is severely undervalued.

  • Apr 6, 2020 · chicago

    Urban Ekonomics Digest

    I am writing this as therapy through a time of the unknown. I do feel that data can provide some sense of control. This is my record.