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Social Media
Mark Whitby
The Link in Bio Lie (And What Works Instead)

“Link in bio doesn’t fail because people aren’t interested — it fails because it adds friction. Every extra step costs attention. The smartest creators now deliver links directly via DMs, removing effort and keeping momentum alive.”

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Social Media
Mark Whitby
The Scariest Message You Never Want To See

You’re back on Facebook Your account is no longer suspended. What this means We’ve reviewed your account and found that it does follow our Community Standards on account integrity. We’re sorry you couldn’t use Facebook while your account was suspended. Sometimes we need to take precautions to help keep everyone on Facebook safe. Twice in a day!!!!

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Idealogy
Mark Whitby
The Education System Didn’t Prepare Us for Retirement Reality

Gen X and Boomers were educated for a world built on stability, obedience, and linear careers — a world that no longer exists. Schools trained us to trust institutions, specialise narrowly, and rely on retirement systems like pensions, superannuation, and 401ks. Today, those assumptions are under pressure. The digital revolution hasn’t just disrupted work; it’s exposed how fragile traditional retirement planning really is. This article explores how outdated schooling still shapes our thinking, why adaptability now matters more than compliance,

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Idealogy
Mark Whitby
School Was Designed for Factories — Not the Future

The modern education system wasn’t built for creativity, speed, or technology — it was built for factories and compliance. Designed in the 1850s, schooling still rewards obedience, solo testing, and slow career paths, even though the digital world values collaboration, disruption, and fast learning loops. As AI reshapes how knowledge is accessed and applied, students using intelligent tools are already outperforming traditional models in a fraction of the time. Education is changing rapidly. The real question is whether our mindset

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Ponderings
Mark Whitby
The Dash Is Where Life Actually Happens

The dash between your birth year and your death year is small on paper but massive in meaning. It’s the part that tells your story — not the dates, but how you lived between them. For me, 1960 – ?? isn’t unfinished, it’s open. This is where Life Just Live It begins: choosing awareness over waiting, intention over someday, and actually living the dash while you still can.

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AI
Mark Whitby
This Is How I’d Learn AI If I Wanted a Fresh Start at 50

Learning AI at 50 isn’t about becoming technical. It’s about becoming practical. With the right mindset, AI becomes a quiet assistant that amplifies experience, judgement, and human insight. This article breaks down a simple, no-nonsense way to start fresh with AI using a T-Shaped lifestyle approach, a bit of humour, and zero hype.

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Humour
Mark Whitby
Bathroom Habits and the Myth of “Normal”

Part II – Are you a scruncher, a folder, or a sprayer? What seems like a simple bathroom habit turns out to be a quiet marker of culture, conditioning, and comfort. From Western toilet paper rituals to the spray hoses common across Asia, this short, humorous, and reflective piece explores how everyday behaviours become identity, why travel challenges our idea of “normal,” and what our toilet paper choices reveal about how we adapt — or resist — change.

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Humour
Mark Whitby
What a Toilet Seat Says About Us (And Why That’s Weird) Part 1

Part 1: Is a toilet seat left up really a sign of disrespect — or just a story we’ve all agreed to tell ourselves? From toilet paper orientation to bathroom etiquette, we’ve turned everyday habits into moral signals and cultural norms. A short, humorous, and quietly philosophical piece…

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AI
Mark Whitby
STOP – AI Isn’t Ready to Be Your Search Engine… Yet

AI Isn’t Ready to Be Your Search Engine… Yet Especially When It Comes to News The other morning, coffee in hand, I did what more and more people are doing now. Instead of Googling, I asked AI about something that had just happened in the world. The response sounded confident. Polished. Helpful. It was also wrong. That’s the moment worth talking about. AI is impressive. In many ways, it’s game-changing. But when it comes to acting as a replacement for

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