Have you ever caught yourself blaming some vague, unnamed "they" for life's problems? That universal bogeyman who manipulates gas prices, ruins relationships, and conspires against your success? You're not alone. This exploration into what I call "pronoun paranoia" examines how we've replaced actual analysis with lazy conspiracy thinking. When my brother-in-law spent three hours explaining how "they" control everything, I realized something profound: he couldn't name a single actual person r...
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Have you ever caught yourself blaming some vague, unnamed "they" for life's problems? That universal bogeyman who manipulates gas prices, ruins relationships, and conspires against your success? You're not alone. This exploration into what I call "pronoun paranoia" examines how we've replaced actual analysis with lazy conspiracy thinking. When my brother-in-law spent three hours explaining how "they" control everything, I realized something profound: he couldn't name a single actual person r...
I Worked at Olivetti When We Invented the PC. Then Silicon Valley Buried Us
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I Worked at Olivetti When We Invented the PC. Then Silicon Valley Buried Us
Inside story from 6 years at Olivetti: How I taught IT at the company that invented personal computers & watched America kill it From 1996-2002, I trained people at Olivetti - the Italian company that built the first desktop computer in 1965, before Apple existed. NASA used our Programma 101 for the moon landing. But by the time I was there, I was teaching Microsoft Office to engineers who'd invented the future. This is what it looks like when innovation gets colonized: the inventors have...
Frank’s Take
Have you ever caught yourself blaming some vague, unnamed "they" for life's problems? That universal bogeyman who manipulates gas prices, ruins relationships, and conspires against your success? You're not alone. This exploration into what I call "pronoun paranoia" examines how we've replaced actual analysis with lazy conspiracy thinking. When my brother-in-law spent three hours explaining how "they" control everything, I realized something profound: he couldn't name a single actual person r...
