Roel Smelt
Exploring what technology does to us — and then trying it out.

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03
Mar
The Skills That Got You Hired Are Becoming Obsolete Faster Than You Think

The Skills That Got You Hired Are Becoming Obsolete Faster Than You Think

An MIT study found that 11.7% of jobs could be automated right now using current AI technology. Entry-level job
5 min read
26
Feb
The Projection of Presence: Why AI is Not a New Race

The Projection of Presence: Why AI is Not a New Race

Yuval Noah Harari warns us of an "Alien Intelligence" coming to hack the human operating system. The European
2 min read
23
Feb
The Sovereign Grid: When Organizations Become Networks of Buddies

The Sovereign Grid: When Organizations Become Networks of Buddies

In early 2026, Peter Steinberger, the Austrian architect of OpenClaw, made a decision that signaled the end of the traditional
2 min read
14
Feb
When Your AI Got a Memory: How OpenClaw Changes Everything

When Your AI Got a Memory: How OpenClaw Changes Everything

When Your AI Got a Memory: How OpenClaw Finally Solved What ChatGPT Broke I've been drowning in the
4 min read
30
Jan
The Bootcamp Lie: When Everyone Can Code, Perception Becomes the Scarce Resource

The Bootcamp Lie: When Everyone Can Code, Perception Becomes the Scarce Resource

The coding bootcamp industrial complex sold a promise: learn to code in 12 weeks, land a $70,000 job, recoup
4 min read
29
Jan
The Singularity You're Not Preparing For: When Intelligence Meets Consciousness

The Singularity You're Not Preparing For: When Intelligence Meets Consciousness

Ray Kurzweil predicted in 1999 that machines would match human intelligence by 2029. He now admits his 2029 prediction seems
4 min read
29
Jan
When Machines Think: Seven Principles for Raising Humans in the Age of AGI

When Machines Think: Seven Principles for Raising Humans in the Age of AGI

I've been watching the AGI timeline compress in real-time. Leopold Aschenbrenner says 2027 is increasingly reasonable. Eric Schmidt
7 min read
28
Jan
When Building Software Became a Conversation

When Building Software Became a Conversation

I'm building a complex software platform right now with just a couple of people. We're using
5 min read
27
Jan
When Friction Became the Product Instead of the Problem

When Friction Became the Product Instead of the Problem

I spent months searching for the AI system that would eliminate friction between my ideas and their distribution. I thought
4 min read
27
Jan
When Hype Cycles Collapse

When Hype Cycles Collapse

I watched the conversation shift in real-time. Developers who spent years talking about Ethereum and Solana suddenly stopped. The crypto
5 min read