Jake LaCaze

Human-centered perspective as a service

How many layers must you wade through in the search for your own writing’s common thread?

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Existence, well what does it matter?
I exist on the best terms I can
— ‘Heart and Soul’ by Joy Division

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Existentialists ask what it all means.

Nihilists say it all means nothing.

Absurdists say it all means nothing, yet we can’t help trying to attach something deeper to it.

My own outlook on life has followed this same path.

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Not so long ago, bloggers used social media to share their posts and build audiences. While social media is unlikely to go away any time soon, people do seem to be falling out of love with it, if for no other reason than most of the mainstream social platforms (Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, etc.) tend to throttle any posts with external links. If bloggers can’t share external links for fear of being pushed into the digital ghetto, then how the hell are they supposed to be promote their sites?

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I'm on the verge of finishing my absurdist comedy novella, which will become my longest completed writing project.

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In an attempt to reverse its falling stock price, Southwest Airlines announced it will start assigning seats to its passengers.

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If you’ve found a certain tool or service that works for you and makes your life better, COOL—then keep using that thing. This advice applies to AI, Notion, Obsidian, TikTok, WHATEVER. If your tool of choice is a net benefit, then keep on keepin’ on.

But please don’t let peer pressure convince you that you ABSOLUTELY MUST try some new piece of shiny technology. (I’m thinking specifically about generative AI and large language models like ChatGPT, but the point also relates to non-AI tools).

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As I’m writing this post, I’m juggling three longform writing projects

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No business stands on its own. Every business is dependent on something else in some way; the question is to what degree, and how stable is that dependency?

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Over the last few months, I’ve been asking myself if I’ve been turning into a Communist, as certain aspects of capitalism have had me seeing red.

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Since OpenAI released ChatGPT to the masses, there’s plenty of debate over where and when AI can replace human workers.

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