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AI Isn’t Just a Tech Shift—It’s Late-Stage Capitalism Speedrunning Its Oldest Failure Modes

One of the strangest rituals of the current AI moment is how hard the industry tries to insist that everything is new. That this is a clean break from history,…

by rogersiggs January 7, 2026January 9, 2026

Leadership Work Patterns

Coming Back to the Work (and Doing It Differently)

There’s a particular feeling that settles in during the first week back after a holiday break. The calendar fills up faster than your nervous system can catch up. Slack wakes…

by rogersiggs January 5, 2026January 5, 2026

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The Axiom That Explains Modern Republican Policy

— and Why “AI Everything” Fits the Same Pattern If you want to understand the through-line in modern Republican policy, you don’t need a think tank or a 600-page strategy…

by rogersiggs December 29, 2025December 29, 2025

Leadership

Learning Out Loud: Feedback Without the Freakout

In a previous post, I laid out why feedback works best when it’s not some quarterly ritual sacrifice but a steady, human part of everyday work. Little nudges, honest conversations,…

by rogersiggs December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

Personal Work

AI, Ethics, and Discomfort

“Like all technologies before it, artificial intelligence will reflect the values of its creators. So inclusivity matters — from who designs it to who sits on the company boards and…

by rogersiggs November 24, 2025November 24, 2025