Jake LaCaze

Jake LaCaze

DFW
The writer of the ONLY newsletter for those who like a good think
01
Nov

Sam Bankman-Fried and the imperfect calculus of effective altruism

I recently finished listening to the audiobook version of Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
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28
Oct

Will either presidential candidate challenge Big Tech?

If I were a single-issue voter in 2024, I’d vote solely on how I felt the presidential candidates would
3 min read
27
Oct

Why we hate the tech industry even though we love tech

So many of us love tech yet have fallen out of love with the companies which comprise the tech industry.
3 min read
21
Oct

Is generative AI the best use of the world's electricity?

In a clip that starts a recent episode of the podcast Tech Won’t Save Us, Sam Altman acknowledges generative
3 min read
12
Oct

Living in a post-growth world

Economic growth is a hell of a drug. But what do you do when the well’s run dry? The
3 min read
10
Oct

Simplicity - The lost art we must discover

21st-century living is complicated. But must it be? When you look around you, it’s easy to feel as if
2 min read
04
Oct

Writers should kill more trees

Writing by hand is the best. There’s nothing like finding that perfect combination of pen and ink and paper.
4 min read
21
Sep

Maybe businesses should kick it old school

Why is business so hard? I mean, why do so many businesses struggle with basic tasks? Why do companies of
6 min read
16
Sep

The thing about the cherry on top

What will be your life’s sweetest dessert? I recently rewatched a video related to the prolific band The Cure
1 min read
13
Sep

Simplicity is hard

If there’s one thing I’ve come to value after the last 16 years full-time in the workforce, it’
3 min read