I had an old colleague who was an engineer for Emerson Electric for most of his career. Emerson started as an electric motor manufacturer and eventually got into making just about EVERYTHING. I have a house from the 70’s that originally had fans, garbage disposals, heaters, light switches etc. All made by Emerson. Even different branded appliances using Emerson components.

One time I asked my former colleague what Emerson still makes. He just smirked and said, “Money.” I knew what he meant. I work in manufacturing and as far as I can see, innovation is dead. Because the goal is no longer to design a solution to a problem and (hopefully) profit from it. The goal is to profit. Period. As quickly and cheaply as possible.

So now, all the old people who knew how to design things are gone. And young people are not going into electronics or mechanical engineering because no one is hiring. And who really wants to spend their whole career having to answer to people who don’t care about building cool shit.

Tech has a similar problem.

We use Copilot to make memes that we share on Teams. What else are we gonna do with it? It’s useless for anything remotely productive.

The Bible does not posit that the earth is 6,000 years old. You’re thinking of Dispensationalists.

“They did not teach us any of this in college.” – Virtually Every IT Intern I’ve Ever Met

In fairness, “Corporate Politics 101” and “Nepotism for Dummies” aren’t actual college courses.

Shoot to Thrill would be a close second.

Textbook.

My first marriage, because she has an undiagnosed mental illness and leaves a trail of destruction everywhere she goes.

When I was a young man, I was afraid of being alone. I learned that being with someone who makes you wish you were alone is far worse than being alone. Thankfully that was a long time ago and my life is much better.