Essays

Psychological essays, philosophical thought experiments, observations on modern life, society and the occasional verbal diarrhea. Many of the ideas explored here eventually find their way into my fiction, especially Memoirs of the Felmed Coof and the developing Angeltronics universe. The essays are where those questions begin before they become stories.

Some stories ask questions. Others refuse to answer them.

These essays sit somewhere between psychological realism, philosophy, artificial intelligence, memory, identity, technology, and the uncomfortable corners of life. Some begin with a simple observation. Others disappear down a rabbit hole that questions reality itself.

They aren’t written to convince you of anything.

They’re written to make you stop for a moment and examine assumptions that usually go unnoticed.

Some essays challenge culture.

Some challenge technology.

Some challenge consciousness.

Quite a few challenge me while I’m writing them.

Whether the topic is artificial intelligence, fractured perception, the observer effect, working life, or the strange systems we’ve quietly accepted as normal, every piece begins with curiosity rather than certainty.

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Artificial Intelligence

Exploring artificial intelligence, automation, digital systems, surveillance, creativity, and the growing relationship between humans and machines.

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Perception & Reality

Essays examining consciousness, identity, free will, reality, memory, perception, and philosophical questions that rarely have comfortable answers.

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Ran’s Verbal Diarrhea

Observations on modern life, society, work, culture, human behavior, and whatever happened to be occupying my mind enough that I couldn’t leave it alone.

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Browse every essay in chronological order below, or jump directly into one of the collections above.

• The Machine Does Not Need You Happy
  Modern life promises freedom while quietly increasing our dependence on institutions, corporations, and governments. This essay examines the psychology behind the systems we eventually learn to defend.
• The Observer: A Thought Experiment on Consciousness & Reality
  What if the next scientific revolution isn’t artificial intelligence but consciousness? The Observer is a philosophical thought experiment exploring perception, reality, neuroscience, extraterrestrial intelligence, and the questions that emerge when we stop assuming we’ve already figured reality out.
• The Healthcare Racket: How Billing Exhaustion Became the Business Model
  American healthcare billing isn’t just broken,it exhausts patients into submission. A personal look at surprise bills, insurance loopholes and systemic failure.
• The Algorithm Doesn’t Know the Difference Between Art and Risk
  I’m leaving Meta platforms. It was a short visit. Not because my content was hateful. Not because I threatened anyone.,…
• Becoming What You Fear: The Story Behind Memoirs of the Felmed Coof
  It started as fragments, a list, and a discarded character. Then Shane showed up and carried what the narrator could not explain directly.
• The Agents Are Coming: How AI Agents Will Reshape Enterprise, Mom & Pop, and Creators
  AI agents are beginning to reshape enterprise, small businesses, and creators by automating decisions once handled by humans.
• AI and Trust : Where AI Breaks Trust Before it Breaks Systems
  An essay on AI and trust exploring how artificial intelligence fractures human confidence before breaking systems, revealing deeper failures in authority, judgment, and moral accountability.
• AI Isn’t Broken — It’s Confidently Wrong
  AI isn’t broken — it’s confidently wrong. An essay on media, social platforms, and how manufactured certainty replaces truth.
• Phishing in Denver: Dick’s Run 2024
  An introspective journey through the highs and lows of a whirlwind trip to Denver to see Phish. Phishing in Denver: Dick’s Run 2024.
• Shelf-Life Shenanigans | On Preservatives, Trust, and Modern Food
  A personal reflection on Shelf-Life Shenanigans and food preservatives, consumer trust, and the uneasy realization that some foods seem built to outlive us.