Jeff Giesea
Jeff Giesea, Hollis RobbinsPolitics, culture, and technology from someone who was in the machine and got out.
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In defense of 'retardmaxxing'
Elisha Long in his backyard
When 54-year-old billionaire venture capitalist Marc Andreessen tweeted “Current status: Retardmaxxing” in March, my first reaction was to roll my eyes. It came across as a juvenile and offensive term cast in Ge...
The selfish pilgrim
“On the Road Camino,” by Ouchul Hwang (2025). See collection.
A friend turned to me at the bar of a luxury hotel. “Why would you walk across Spain sleeping in hostels with farting retirees?”
“Because I’ve always wanted to. And now I can.”...
I won't apologize for praising Victor Glover
Earlier this month, after the Artemis II crew returned from their trip around the moon, I posted a picture of Victor Glover smiling with his wife and their four daughters on Substack. “All of the Artemis II astronauts are heroes,” I wrote,...
Convenience is killing us
Ophelia, by John Everett Millais (1851-52)
At bedtime, I tell myself I’m going to read a book. Instead I scroll Reels, watching one video after another. I tell myself the algorithm is feeding me valuable content, but it’s mostly slop. I wa...
Nobody belongs anymore
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat (1884)
You work from home. You no longer attend church. You shop at Costco and barely know your neighbors, except when they notify you of misplaced Amazon packages. Past friend groups have faded....
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Dad and entrepreneur navigating midlife. Politics, culture, tech. Boyd Institute founder, proud dilettante. \ud83c\udf34
Scholar of language and bureaucracy writing on how AI is changing the world. PhD Princeton; MPP Harvard. Professor of English and former Dean of Humanities at University of Utah. All opinions here are solely my own.
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