Every day AI dissolves some task that someone built their identity around. And on top of that a narrative of struggle involved with doing that task.… - Paul Millerd

i think the real ideal 2nd chapter of a career or work life is simply to be facilitating and enabling opportunities for others

theres no obvious on ramp to shift into this phase, you just sort of have to start doing it before it seems right

rejecting the default path should be a phase

2-3 years max, you almost certainly have to go through this phase, being against your former self

in some ways this is defending you from going back, bootstrapped confidence

but its not a good stance long-term

in the blogging era, the biggest names put the most at stake - personal stories, strong arguments. ideas win

in the age of video, the game is to be visually appealing, have the most viral/algo-friendly takes. many put almost nothing at stake. performance wins