technology as tool, never master
Essays on five domains of humanity — spiritual, mental, physical, relational, financial — asking one question of technology each time: does it genuinely serve, or quietly erode?
As the Fed adjusts rates and markets react, our feeds fill with hot takes and panic. But no AI tool can replace the slow, unglamorous work of building financial resilience through human wisdom.
When jackpots soar, millions buy tickets they know won't win. The real question isn't about odds—it's about what we're actually hoping for.
When the Powerball jackpot climbs, millions of people buy tickets they know won't win. What are they really purchasing?
Annual Social Security adjustments remind us that human flourishing requires both material provision and the deeper anchors that no cost-of-living formula can capture.