The airline lost my bag for 72 hours.
They handed me a $50 “courtesy” voucher at the baggage desk and smiled like they’d done me a favor.
I kept the voucher. Then I opened my laptop and used a 1999 international treaty they never mention at check-in.
Total recovered: $1,650.
Here are the three legal weapons most passengers never know they have.
I have kids. I work in AI every day. And honestly? I have no idea what their careers will look like in 15 years. But I know what will carry them through.
First, and this might sound unromantic: make money and save it for them. We can debate educational philosophy all day, but the world is changing so fast that financial security might be the most practical gift we can give. Buy some gold bars. Seriously.
Second, nurture their imagination. AI rewards people with initiative and wild ideas. The kid who daydreams, who asks weird questions, who wants to try ten things at once? That kid will thrive. AI can execute. AI can be disciplined. What AI can't do is dream up something nobody's thought of before.
Third, build resilience. There are no more iron rice bowls (guaranteed lifetime jobs). Any stable, predictable job is exactly the kind of job AI will learn to replace. Our kids will likely switch directions many times in their lives. Learn something new, get replaced, pivot, repeat. It's more like being a hunter than a farmer. Schools don't teach this. Schools teach you to follow a linear path: high school, college, grad school, stable job. That linear path is becoming the most dangerous one.
Last, invest in their ability to connect with other humans. Not networking. Not schmoozing. Real emotional connection. Building trust, offering support, making people feel seen. As AI handles more of the rational, analytical work, the human ability to genuinely relate to other humans becomes more rare and more valuable.
I don't have all the answers. But I know that imagination, resilience, and genuine human warmth aren't going out of style anytime soon.
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A total of about 1,568 days of showing up.
If it's to calculate how much YouTube pays him y'all will jump out, but this level of hard work y'all are completely blind to it.
Dear Christian,
You’ve been following God on a consistent and intimate journey and for some reason, you break out of that rhythm due to sin, new and busy schedule etc and you’re struggling to find your way back… This is for you.
Exodus 33
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My people, it's crunch time. We have just 5 hours left to break a new world record for the longest chess marathon, and our mission to raise a million dollars for children's education has become our top priority. This is our purpose, our reason for being here.
Let's demonstrate to the world the incredible power of love. Together, we can make this happen.
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