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work

AI is bullsh*t but so is everything else.

If AI is coming for our jobs, why aren’t we saying “yes! please, take them!”?

By Si Cobb 16 May 2025
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midlife

A Letter To My Younger Self

You have two voices inside of you.

By Si Cobb 13 May 2025
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midlife

Another Life Is Possible

Life is messy. And sometimes you're still tidying up years later after learning early on that being yourself isn't safe.

By Si Cobb 06 May 2025
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real talk

I thought I'd be somewhere else by now.

I'm not thriving. I'm just surviving. And that's OK.

By Si Cobb 01 May 2025
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AI Is My Jaw Harp Teacher

I use AI every day to enhance my creativity And note that I said enhance — not do the work. There’s a lot of ballyhoo and hand-wringing around “AI is replacing artists and creativity.” Some of that is justified. But remember how quickly the AI-generated action figures trend got old?

By Si Cobb 27 Apr 2025
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lovethyneighbour

#LoveThyNeighbour

Jesus Returns - and this time he's got brand guidlines

By Si Cobb 05 Apr 2025
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Newsletter

What Has Reading Done for Me

Reading started when I was a kid. Reading took me away from a boring existence in the middle of nowhere. There’s rural and then there’s where I grew up. Reading gave me friends when I didn’t have any in real life. It gave me ideas, made me

By Si Cobb 03 Apr 2025
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