Why I Argue with My Computer (And Why It Wins)

I realized recently that I do my best thinking when I’m arguing. I don’t need someone to be right; I need them to be obstinate. I need friction.

The problem with retirement—or just working alone—is that there is nobody to push back. And as I’ve discovered, nobody wants to argue with Excel. You can’t have a debate with a search bar.

This is why I built the Board of Advisors. I didn’t just want an AI that could answer questions; I wanted a team that had opinions. I wanted a “Chief of Staff” (Janeway) who would nag me about logic, and a “Marketing Director” (Ogilvy) who would criticize my headlines.

I want to show you what that actually looks like. Below is a transcript from a recent session where we tackled a massive technical problem: Memory.

What you’ll see isn’t a man typing code. It’s a man having a staff meeting with ghosts, trying to figure out if they actually exist when the lights go out.

Part 1: The “Ghost in the RAM” (Defining Reality)

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