AI everywhere: the ketchup-on-everything syndrome

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Every so often, the tech industry latches onto a word and repeats it until it’s completely hollow. First it was “cloud”, then “blockchain”, then “web3”. Now the magic word is “AI”. If you don’t put “AI-powered ” on your product page, it looks like your product comes in black and white with a Nokia 3310 thrown in for free (for my younger readers: those were the indestructible phones that only made calls and lasted a week on a single charge).

The subscription model sucks

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Back in the day, you’d buy a CD, a game, a copy of Word 2003, and that thing was yours “forever” – or at least until you switched computers or your music taste moved on.

Now you blink and discover that everything is a subscription: movies, TV shows, music, the gym, your car, razor blades, cat food, courses, IDEs, design suites, servers… and if you’re not careful, even your couch will hit you with a monthly fee just for sitting near it.

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AI everywhere: the ketchup-on-everything syndrome

The subscription model sucks