Nihilism

The unenhanced life is worth living Previously published on LinkedIn April 29, 2026 Based on my readings of Berardi, Gertz, Marx and Heidegger. I’ve spent years watching this platform fill with posts about AI “augmenting human potential,” about freeing us from drudgery so we can do more meaningful work. I believed it. I was wrong, and I think many know it too. The machine does not liberate the worker. It displaces him, then hires him back at a lower rate. The productivity gains have not flowed to workers in nearly half a century. This is not a bug in neoliberalism. It is the engine. Dead labor in software and silicon is the latest form of what has always been used against living labor. ...