Archive - Alicia McKay’s Current Fad

Nepotism, networks and human connection

On finding an afterschool job and buying a duvet in the current digital WTF-scape + BRING BACK LANDLINES

Jul 1 •

June 2025

Critical thinking is not enough. It's time you learned about power.

Numbers and words are cool, but we have calculators and ChatGPT now. What you need is POWER LITERACY.

Jun 24 •

Bonus AI resources for paid subscribers

Thanks for your support, here's the goods.

Jun 18 •

Big things should be good for us

Cos you're worth it. Public value, private plunder, and general purpose technology.

Jun 18 •

May 2025 Reading Journal

Short stories, essays and memoir to get you thinking, but in manageable chunks (+ a prompt for a mid-year reset.)

Jun 16 •

What the AI bros won’t tell you

Better conversations for boring conferences

Jun 12 •

NZ Herald wrote a thing about me

The long AI piece is on the way! In the meantime, read this Herald thing if you like.

Jun 4 •

May 2025

The problem with AI Conference Culture

We are letting techno-optimist corporate shills dominate the chat. Get these men off the stage.

May 26 •

There are no magical robots

And if there are, they look a lot like the dudes who already run the show

May 20 •

Everyday is everything

Find meaning in the daily drudgery or consign yourself to a lifetime of dissatisfaction

May 13 •

April 2025 Reading Journal

From China to Aotearoa + a focus on form

May 12 •

The Four Commandments of Priorities

Thou shalt have as few priorities as possible. Thou shalt treat priorities as commitments, not wishes. Thou shalt rank thy priorities. Thou shalt walk…

May 7 •

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