Ryan cooper

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Going Human

I haven’t written much on this blog (3 posts so far (and they were all in February 2026)), but I leaned on AI (maybe to heavily) to write them. I’m not opposed to using AI, but as I look back on them, while the ideas are mainly mine, the organization of the words certainly is…

The Parable of the Shit Sandwich

Let’s say you got a job right down the street from your parents’ house. Very exciting because, for lunch, you can walk over and your mom has offered to make you your favorite sandwich every single day. On your first day, you can barely wait for lunch. You walk over, and sure enough, your mom…

The Deprecated Model: What If God Just Moved On?

I was having a discussion with Claude about the MJ Rathbun situation, and some philosophical points that included god and the bible, TRON, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, and creators in general. It got pretty deep. I had Claude create a post out of it. It meanders a bit, but…