Real talk: After 25 years, I've pretty much given up on a career in tech journalism.
It's no secret that journalism, in general, is an apocalyptic wasteland. It has nothing to do with AI, and everything to do with compounding lousy publishing business decisions that go back to the dawn of the public Internet.
In May I took a job far outside of tech and writing. It's modest but stable, and for the first time in years I'm not worried I'll be kicked to the curb tomorrow.
Peter Cohen /
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