Is Really About Something Else In February 2018, I was getting ready for my trip to MWC in Barcelona, when the unexpected happened. My getting thinner despite my strong “healthy” eating (or not) fired an alarm that took me to my doctor and all of a sudden I woke up in a hospital bed with a 3 small scar and a big realization. The doctor … Continue reading The Quest for Success
Lessons from the Dot-Com Era Do you remember the dot-com boom? Maybe you lived it, maybe you only read about it. Back then, you could slap a “.com” at the end of your name, raise millions, and get listed on Nasdaq—no product, no profits, just hype. Fast forward to 2025, and you swap that suffix for “AI.” The vibe feels oddly familiar, right? MIT’s GenAI … Continue reading The AI Divide
… and What Both Sides Get Wrong I have seen this topic around a few times, and as a European living in Brazil I felt something was off. There’s a glossy narrative that makes the rounds on social media: European men drink wine, eat bread, and chain-smoke, yet somehow outlive the average American, who is apparently drowning in seed oils and XXL sodas. It’s a … Continue reading The Myth: Effortless European Body
How the AI Moment Rhymes with the Internet’s Dawn Or Does it? Going back for the summer to Spain to visit family, I found myself in my mom’s basement—dust motes in the sunbeams, the faint smell of cardboard and old paper, and boxes labeled in my younger handwriting. In one, under envelopes of old photos from my photo-journalistic period and the detritus of a pre-cloud … Continue reading From Dial-Up to GPT-5
This is not an article about gaming. I was checking LinkedIn today when I came across a post by Marta Palomo that hit me right in the chest. It wasn’t just inspiring—it felt like someone had articulated the very shift I’ve been undergoing for the past decade. The post listed perspectives, routines, and emotional upgrades that have become second nature to me, even if I … Continue reading Still in 3D?
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