<p>Near the end of the Cold War I read an editorial cartoon that depicted a group of people running away from the Kremlin towards the word DEMOCRACY and another group of people running away from the White House towards the words POLICE STATE. I don't recall what was</p>
<p>What happens when a prolific author integrates AI into their work so much that it turns up wholesale in their writing? Seth Godin—said prolific author—recently posted <a href="https://seths.blog/2026/02/freelancer-empathy/?ref=brilliantcrank.com" rel="noreferrer">an argument for hiring freelancers instead of using technology</a> on his blog. While I agree with his message I paused</p>
<p>About a year ago I wrote about companies stripping themselves to the studs—not just cutting costs but searching for their <a href="https://brilliantcrank.com/minimum-viable-humans/">Minimum Viable Humans</a> limit. Exploring what the corporation actually needs people for. Twitter was a very public prototype for this line of thinking, the work involved, and the</p>
Small spaces as resistance, Infinite Right Answers, wild salmon from bay to tray, ditch Adobe already, AI futures mapped month by month, and Vertigo rises from the grave.
<p>Earlier this week the <a href="https://brilliantcrank.com/ejectdiskseries/" rel="noreferrer"><em>Eject Disk</em> zine series</a> was featured in the wonderful and must read publication <a href="https://www.densediscovery.com/issues/368?ref=brilliantcrank.com"><em>Dense Discovery</em></a>. Kai, the publisher, had the great idea of giving readers a copy of the first zine for free. So, we set it up and it’s been fantastic to see</p>
