Disruptive Empathy

Disruptive Empathy

Deleting the 'Zero-Sum' Code from Tech Culture

Disabling the scarcity protocol in an infinite market

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Eric Near
Nov 12, 2025
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I’ve spent the better part of twenty-five years in the technology sector (infrastructure, product, leadership.) It’s a career long enough to see the first great Internet land rush, the subsequent dot-com implosion, and now the dizzying, hyper-accelerated cycle of the modern startup. If there is one emotional pathogen that has persisted through every sin…

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