The Digital Hum

The Price of Sanity

The sound of common sense screaming over the high-pitched whine of the 21st Century.

You don’t need another smug guru telling you how to AI your way to success. You need to know exactly how the relentless, expensive march of technology is genuinely screwing up your ordinary, messy human life.

This newsletter is the cynical, exhausted tour guide for the background noise of the impending technological apocalypse.

What You’re Getting

This analysis is not pro-tech, it’s not anti-tech. I write about both sides, putting this whole accelerating nightmare into context for the ordinary, non-tech human being.

The Diagnosis: Observations on the inescapable friction between what the machines promise and what actually happens when humans try to use them.

The Clarity: Blackly comedic outrage that finally articulates why you feel stressed, confused, and permanently behind.

The Key Question: It isn’t if the machine works, but what happens to the human when it does. If you outsource all your thinking, you eventually stop being worth paying for, and that’s when the Hum gets really loud.

Who Writes This Misery?

I’m a bloke who’s endured forty-odd years festering inside the greasy, grinding machinery of business and technology, having served time as a CEO and CTO. I haven’t just read about the stupidity; I’ve actively been part of the problem.

Now, having extracted myself from that miserable rat race, I’m writing about how to actually use this magnificent, terrible technology without letting it completely hollow out your life, your work, and your last remaining reserves of human sanity.

Everything’s Free (Unless You’re Generous)

All posts are free. If you’re feeling particularly charitable, you can throw money at the paid subscription option to fund the spite. In return, you’ll receive ten years of good luck. Possibly. Your subscription keeps this independent and prevents me having to sell my soul for clicks or brand partnerships.

Being Cynical About AI Doesn’t Mean Being Shit At Using It

I dissect the cost of these tools in The Digital Hum. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t learn how they actually work. In fact, if you’re going to contribute to this accelerating mess, at least be competent about it.

That’s what AI Prompt Hackers and AI Art Daily are for: practical guides to using AI tools properly, not fumbling around like the corporate idiots I spend the rest of my week writing about.

You need both: the technical skill and the cognitive sanity check.

p.s If you can be bothered to read it, I have a Disclaimer. It says that I’m not responsible for your decisions, you are!