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Insights on careers, proof of work, and professional credibility.
Nobody Can Prove Anything Anymore.
Professional credibility is collapsing. The resume is just the most visible casualty. What happens when nobody can prove anything and everyone needs to?
Effort Is the Point.
What can you trust when nothing takes effort? In a world of seamless creation, we are drawn to things that show effort, and even a bit of mess.
The Game Is Rigged.
The systems that were supposed to reward talent now reward presentation. AI has made it trivially easy to look great on paper. What happens when everyone does?
You’re Great at Your Job. Can You Prove It?
You have spent years building career capital. But unlike financial capital, there is no balance sheet for it. No ledger. No proof.