When it all becomes content and AI, what is lost or gained?

cute little white robot with big round eyes

Back in the “old days” of the aughts, when I started my own website and started writing in 2008—after deciding I wanted to write beyond the work I was doing for local Maine publications—the site was referred to as a blog and the writing was referred to as blogging. In hindsight, the “blogging” that many …

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We are losing the plot and our humanity

overhead view of a spiral staircase in a round brick tower descending downward, with light coming in from small windows on either side

A few days ago, I found myself thinking about the 9/11 attack and the people on Flight 93. To refresh your memory, the first two planes that were hijacked hit the World Trade Building, the third plane hit the Pentagon, and the last plane—which was believed to be headed for either the White House or …

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