SAM Frida

Unfiltered – ish

Just Fucking Think.

One of my biggest triggers is watching people consume information without thinking about it. They read something.They watch something.AI gives them an answer. And that’s it. It becomes truth. It irritates the shit out of me. And I’ve asked myself why it bothers me so...

It Always Boils Down to the Human Being

It Always Boils Down to the Human Being

The Epstein story raises a much bigger question than who knew whom, who appears in which file, or which intelligence theory eventually proves true. It raises the question of human vulnerability and power. A democracy can have elections, constitutions, institutions,...

Stop Looking for the Next Mamdani

Stop Looking for the Next Mamdani

Something interesting happens when a new political figure starts gaining attention. We immediately ask: Who are they like? So when someone like Abdul El-Sayed or James Talarico gains momentum, the instinct is to compare them to Zohran Mamdani. And on the surface, it...

Silence Gives You Clarity. Not Always the Answer.

Silence Gives You Clarity. Not Always the Answer.

We hear this a lot. “I sat in silence and the answer came to me.” I believe there is truth in that. I also think we sometimes give silence a power it doesn’t actually have. Silence can tell me a great deal about myself. It can help me understand how I feel about...

I Don’t Need Nice. I Need Real

I Don’t Need Nice. I Need Real

As I get older, accountability has become non-negotiable for me. Not perfection. Not never hurting anyone. Not always getting it right. Accountability. I understand why it is difficult. Sometimes we genuinely lack awareness of how our behavior affects another person....

The Hardest Person You’ll Ever Study

The Hardest Person You’ll Ever Study

The greatest education you’ll ever receive isn’t from a university, a book, or AI. It’s from watching yourself. Not judging yourself. Studying yourself. Why did that comment trigger me? Why do I keep repeating the same patterns? Why do I chase some people and avoid...

The Space Between

The Space Between

The most dangerous conversations aren’t the ones filled with anger. They’re the ones where people assume instead of ask, stay silent instead of speak, and hear words without understanding the heart behind them. Most relationships don’t end because love disappears....

AI Didn’t Teach Me to Think. It Helped Me Be Understood.

AI Didn’t Teach Me to Think. It Helped Me Be Understood.

A friend recently shared this New York Times opinion piece on AI and writing. It’s worth reading because it raises an important question: if AI starts doing our writing, do we eventually stop doing our thinking? I agree with the warning. But I also think there’s...