Disruptive Empathy

Disruptive Empathy

Building Together: Evolving Past Technical Excellence

The two-track career

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Eric Near
Sep 30, 2025
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There’s a common thread running through the last few posts I’ve written. It’s the idea that technology is fundamentally a human endeavor. We build it, we break it, and we use it (or fail to use it) to connect with other people.

In my last post, I wrote about watching my kid try to use an old Super Nintendo cartridge. It was a reminder that the best techn…

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