Random Thoughts - February 19th, 2026
These are just field notes from a curious life — the kind of thoughts that start as scribbles in a notebook and end up sparking a conversation. Five quick reflections, no hot takes.
The fastest way to kill trust in a company is to tolerate high performers who lack character.
The danger isn’t that machines will think like humans — it’s that humans will start thinking like machines.
The algorithm is undefeated at rewarding your worst impulses.
Social media made everyone a publisher and very few people an editor.
Most people don’t hate institutions; they hate hypocrisy.