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Escape Velocity—How AI Will Achieve Peak Bullshit Work

Escape Velocity—How AI Will Achieve Peak Bullsh...

AI removes human bottlenecks from bullshit work, creating endless meaningless tasks. Digital agents will generate pointless bureaucracy without resistance.

Escape Velocity—How AI Will Achieve Peak Bullsh...

AI removes human bottlenecks from bullshit work, creating endless meaningless tasks. Digital agents will generate pointless bureaucracy without resistance.

I Really Don't Care If Your Company Dies

I Really Don't Care If Your Company Dies

Corporate short-termism kills companies. CEOs prioritize quarterly gains while their dying business models face AI disruption. Survival isn't mandatory.

I Really Don't Care If Your Company Dies

Corporate short-termism kills companies. CEOs prioritize quarterly gains while their dying business models face AI disruption. Survival isn't mandatory.

Drop the Framework Guides and Bullshit Manifestos

Drop the Framework Guides and Bullshit Manifestos

Corporate short-termism kills companies. CEOs prioritize quarterly gains while their dying business models face AI disruption. Survival isn't mandatory.

Drop the Framework Guides and Bullshit Manifestos

Corporate short-termism kills companies. CEOs prioritize quarterly gains while their dying business models face AI disruption. Survival isn't mandatory.

From DAO to NAO

From DAO to NAO

Discover why Networked Agentic Organizations are the next step beyond DAOs as the future of work, combining human autonomy with AI agency in decentralized networks.

From DAO to NAO

Discover why Networked Agentic Organizations are the next step beyond DAOs as the future of work, combining human autonomy with AI agency in decentralized networks.

Are CEOs Stupid? Or Just Stubborn?

Are CEOs Stupid? Or Just Stubborn?

CEOs puzzle over employee AI resistance while funding surveillance tech boom. Workers seek flexibility but face algorithmic management instead.

Are CEOs Stupid? Or Just Stubborn?

CEOs puzzle over employee AI resistance while funding surveillance tech boom. Workers seek flexibility but face algorithmic management instead.

Finding Purpose in the Chaos

Finding Purpose in the Chaos

Stumbling through chaos is part of the process. Why finding purpose in work—and life—often begins with embracing uncertainty and nuance.

Finding Purpose in the Chaos

Stumbling through chaos is part of the process. Why finding purpose in work—and life—often begins with embracing uncertainty and nuance.

Jurgen Appelo

"Maintenance is how the universe curbs productive people."