Writing from Graham Cepica's own corner of the internet.https://www.grahamcepica.com/https://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/community-in-the-metaverse/https://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/community-in-the-metaverse/We are in the middle of a generation that doesn't know any different and a generation that doesn't know any better. We have the acumen to participate but the knowledge that makes us think twice. The inevitability of the digital…Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/how-to-respond-to-ai-doing-your-job-better-than-you/https://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/how-to-respond-to-ai-doing-your-job-better-than-you/I belong to a certain generation and I work in tech, so it’s only natural that I interrogate my dad’s AI habits, especially in light of the fact that Dad-writing-a-sermon-every-week has been a reality that my family has known for…Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/the-existential-underbelly-of-ai-agents/https://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/the-existential-underbelly-of-ai-agents/I embarked on a spiritual experience the first time I was offered an AI agent. It claimed to have a personality, remember my preferences, and get better at anticipating my needs the more I used it. For context, I spend…Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/bits-and-bobs-01/https://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/bits-and-bobs-01/Hi 👋🏼 I'm Graham. I'm creating artifacts at the intersection of meaning and technology. Mostly, they are gifts for people I love. Over the last 4 years, I have worn many hats in the startup world, but am ever drawn…Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/means-and-meaning/https://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/means-and-meaning/This is the beginning of a conversation about technology & the pursuit of a meaningful vocation. The conversation began within myself several months ago, after I read a certain techno-optimist manifesto. The ideas I encountered in that article were a…Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/to-learn-the-art-of-gift-giving/https://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/to-learn-the-art-of-gift-giving/The old man was about to do what no other person in the sleepy southern town would ever think to do. Not that they ever would, anyway, but even if they wanted to, they couldn’t. This endeavor was for one…Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/a-telos-for-vocation/https://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/a-telos-for-vocation/Once, a great storyteller was in a toolshed, observing a beam of light through a hole; noting the floating dust particles, the contrast of the light and pitch blackness around it— …Then I moved, so that the beam fell on…Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/what-technology-wants/https://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/what-technology-wants/I am not a techno-optimist. I’m a techno-curiost. And what a time to be alive and curious. Large language models are redefining work and creativity. The lines between billionaire and politician are blurring. All while we build infrastructure that marks…Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/taking-advice-from-ai/https://www.grahamcepica.com/writing/taking-advice-from-ai/I have a confession. About a month ago, I copied and pasted a self-help prompt from LinkedIn into ChatGPT. I didn’t even read the whole thing. I’m not sure why I did it. But I did. And it changed part…Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT