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Why I Don’t Make New Year’s Resolutions
What midlife taught me about change, control, and the limits of planning
 • David Ocamb
I’m Bringing Bougie Back
You Other Haters Don’t Know How to Act
 • David Ocamb
AI Didn’t Ruin Advertising. It Just Exposed It.
The Industry Was Mid Long Before the Machines Showed Up
 • David Ocamb
Does Privacy Exist? Spoiler: No.
We feared Big Brother. We never imagined millions of little brothers with AI.
 • David Ocamb
Find Your Christmas Market
Joy is the Point. The Rest is Optional.
 • David Ocamb
The Places I Love, The Places I’d Skip, and The Places Instagram Lied About
Travel that rewires you vs. travel that just looks good online.
 • David Ocamb
The Cult of Safety Is Killing Us
AI could save millions of lives — if we stop demanding perfection first.
 • David Ocamb

November 2025

The United States of Kayfabe
How Trump, Musk, the Wizard of Oz, PT Barnum, and the Death of Serious Politics Turned America Into the World’s Largest Wrestling Ring
 • David Ocamb
What Wicked Taught Me About America
Why musicals connect emotionally when nothing else can — and why Wicked reminds us we still need the “crazy ones.”
 • David Ocamb
There’s No Place Like Home… Because You Can’t Afford a Home
How both sides broke the housing market — and why your 2% mortgage might be your longest relationship.
 • David Ocamb
Medicine 3.0 Shouldn’t Be a Luxury Item
The Billionaire Blueprint for Health Is Real — And You Can Steal It
 • David Ocamb
Resilience Is Rebellion: Why America Is Raising Victims Instead of Fighters
Our culture no longer teaches resilience — it attacks it. Both political extremes need citizens who feel helpless, fragile, and dependent. This essay…
 • David Ocamb
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