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Stepping-Aside-As-A-Service
What a half-second of small talk taught me about my own factory settings
3 hrs ago
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Eric Near
The Kindest Leader in the Room Can Still Build a Cult
The most popular lightning in a bottle isn't always something you can pour out
Jul 2
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May 2026
Disruptive Empathy
On Caring in an Industry That Forgot How
May 30
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What We Gave Up When We Got Infinite Scale
Server fans and project plans
May 26
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Eric Near
The Wiring Beneath: Autistic In The Room
Vibes are on/off
May 21
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Why We Starve the Human Firewall
Investing in technical armor while neglecting the people wearing it
May 19
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Eric Near
The Wiring Beneath: The ADHD Tax
Keeping meaningful work meaningful
May 14
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Eric Near
Need-to-Know Basis: On Hiring Capable Women and Then Making Them Beg for Context
(Part 2 of Read-Only Mode)
May 12
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Eric Near
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Context Not Included
The accidental clarity of early text chat
May 8
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Eric Near
Read-Only Mode: On Working Alongside People Who Are Rebuilding Their Own Authority
There is a particular way some people hold their breath before they speak in meetings.
May 5
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Eric Near
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April 2026
Why You’re Depressed After 5 Minutes on LinkedIn
There’s a specific kind of low-grade misery that settles in around the third or fourth scroll.
Apr 29
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Eric Near
Engineering Empathy in Post-Growth Startups
The "service discovery" of human connection
Apr 28
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Eric Near
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