Archive - Assumption Inc

Resistance Is Futile

Apple, Temptation, and Mistaken Values

Sep 30 • Stanley

I Asked AI to Be Honest. It Came Back with “You Are Full of Sh*t”

And That Wasn't Even the Strange Part

Sep 21 • Stanley

I Came To Substack To Write

What Am I Doing Wrong?

Sep 15 • Stanley

How a Perfect Score Ruined the Night

A Problem With Getting Exactly What You Want

Sep 9 • Stanley

August 2026

When Succeeding Is Way More Costly Than Failing

Aug 30 • Stanley

You Reached the Goal. So Why Aren’t You Happy?

The hardest assumptions to recognize are often the ones that feel most logical

Aug 24 • Stanley

The Question ChatGPT Couldn't Quite Answer

I recently asked the algorithm a simple question: Why do people work?

Aug 16 • Stanley

I Didn’t Write My Own Essay?

What percentage of a created work makes it ours?

Aug 13 • Stanley

Shrinking Goliath

The Day My Brother Showed Up For Me

Aug 6 • Stanley

July 2026

In the Name of Progress

Every now and then we read about companies that laid off employees, convinced that artificial intelligence could do the work faster, cheaper, and…

Jul 26 • Stanley

June 2026

I Haven’t Written a Single Word in Four Months

Are We Outsourcing Our Ability to Think?

Jun 29 • Stanley

Help! My psychologist is seeing a therapist

Only crazy people go to therapy

Jun 23 • Stanley

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