Cats can teach us valuable lessons about life and business. 1. Sleep ~20 hours per day 2. Protest heavily when picked up 3. Bring dead animals home 4. Occasionally shit on floor 5. Stay on brand Few understand this. #branding #BusinessInsights

Gotta write this on a post it and hang it

What percent of the internet's content is either repurposed or AI? This is only going to grow. Idea: AI is pretty dog shit at humor. Humor will be a differentiator in a sea of AI. Until the Shane Gillis ChatGPT update. Then we are all cooked.

Not enough neck.

Testing the limits of the ghibli-style feature.

AI won't replace programmers. It just gave us a new language to speak to computers. You can speak to them like Iron Man and it translates it to a language that computers speak. AI gave us non-technical people a way to speak to computers. #ai #aicode #vibecoding

For the longest time, we needed to learn intricate programming languages to speak to computers. Python. Java. React, etc. Then AI came around and everyone is saying it's the end for software developers. I disagree.

The coolest thing I ever saw growing up was Iron Man giving vocal commands to his computer, Jarvis. Forget being a ninja or astronaut. I now wanted to tell my computer to download Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory on Limewire for me.

AI is replacing repetitive tasks. Most jobs are human APIs, transfering information from one person to another Stakeholders, feedback, input, "escalations" Receive email, forward to SME, return feedback Familiar? you gotta get out Don't be a human API #AI #corporate

The internet made gatekeepers irrelevant. You don’t need permission to build an audience, a business, or a skillset.

Learning valuable skills is like going to the gym. Might not make a difference tomorrow. But in 10 years when 50% of white collar jobs are automated. Get your bench press up to 2 plates... #futureproof

People don’t get replaced by AI. They get replaced by people who understand and leverage AI. I spend hours a day researching ways to use AI in creative ways. It helps in my job and future-proofs me. #futureproof

Degrees are becoming less valuable. Proof of work is everything. Show what you can do, and the market will reward you. "I help X with Y using N" That's just a start. #futureproof

Hope you enjoyed it. Give me a follow @ronjaradat as I journal my discovery into future-proofing, AI, and marketing psychology.

The lesson? Distribution is in your hands. No one is coming to put you on. Build your own stage, master your craft, and let the market decide. The new music industry isn’t about who you know. It’s about who knows you. 6/6

This isn’t just music. It’s everything. Writers, filmmakers, educators—anyone who creates. The internet made the playing field bigger, but it also made it more competitive. The gatekeepers are gone. The only filter now is whether people care about what you make. 5/6

Look at Watsky—a spoken-word poet who turned viral success into a rap career without a major label deal. Or Lil Dicky, who crowdfunded his first album after proving he could pull millions of views on YouTube. They didn’t wait for permission. They built their own platforms. 4/6

YouTube, SoundCloud, and social media flipped the model. Artists didn’t need a label’s permission anymore. They could build an audience directly. No middlemen. No gatekeepers. Just raw talent, internet culture, and smart distribution. 3/6

Labels funded your album, marketing, and distribution—but at a cost. They took your rights, most of your earnings, and dictated your career. If you didn’t fit their mold, you didn’t get in. For decades, this was the only path. Then the internet changed everything. 2/6

The music industry (like many) used to be a fortress. If you wanted to “make it,” you had to go through record labels, agents, and insiders. It wasn’t just about talent. It was about knowing the right people, fitting the right image, and signing away creative control. 1/6

I think that Google or Microsoft senior software engineer may have underestimated the impact of artificial intelligence. How many lighthouses actually exist?