Blogs are dead. They were at peak relevance about 15 years ago.

Then, algorithmically-driven social media platforms ruined them by providing perfectly curated, mind-numbing entertainment any time you need it.

Now we’re living through another significant moment for tech innovation and the internet.

When AI can write everything for us, why bother writing in a medium that hasn’t been relevant in more than a decade?

Because I refuse to offload my thinking to artificial intelligence.

I use AI every day to help me with work, complete minor tasks, and even sharpen my thinking. But I will not let it think for me.

So I write this blog. It’s not because I have a huge audience. There are only about 300 subscribers, and of those, only a third of you read it regularly.

So it’s definitely not because I’m reaching millions of people or making my living writing here. It’s because I need to do it for my own mental acuity.

It helps me crystallize ideas, expose gaps in my knowledge and logic. It makes me assert, which means I have to consider counterarguments and be okay with potentially being wrong.

So I continue to write. According to my WordPress dashboard, this is my 500th published blog post. That feels like a pretty significant milestone.

And if you’re reading this—thank you. From the bottom of my heart, I am truly grateful.