Tech as Human

The intersection of technology and human experience.

The dystopian illusion of AI productivity

April 21, 2026

AI isn’t inherently dystopian, but delegating without understanding can push us there. As it becomes an agent-like abstraction that acts instead of just assisting, we risk losing ownership and intuition.

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March 17, 2026

#72 Cultivating serendipity

Serendipity is often mistaken for luck, but it rarely happens by chance. It comes from consistently putting yourself in new situations, trying, failing, and adjusting along the way.

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February 23, 2026

#71 Becoming friends with AI

I didn’t adopt AI because I loved it. I adopted it the same way you build trust with a new coworker: slowly, with boundaries, and by learning how to work together.

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January 13, 2026

#70 Building software that is meant to disappear

How short lifespans change the way we design, maintain, and care about software. Why speed can help, but only when it's intentional, and why assuming AI will fix everything later can lead to shortcuts today. This is not against change. It's about asking what deserves to last.

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November 4, 2025