Do Adults Still Play? How to Win With Your Cheat Code
After publishing Re: I Am Not Your Guru — Three Key Life Moments, my mind wandered to the playfulness of being young.
The Human Player
Where bodies, screens, and systems collide. Game theory. HCI. Wellness. Building while Black. By Clifford Genece
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Re: I Am Not Your Guru — Three Key Life Moments
Tony Robbins asked his audience to find their earliest memory and three defining life moments. I missed the second prompt entirely. Here's what I found when I went back.
Thanatophobia: Everything to Fear but Fear Itself
Throughout the whole attack, I kept repeating, I’m not going to exist one day. That awareness was something that never clicked before. Lack of existence—what did that really mean?
Bienvenidos
South Beach was once a haven for beauty and peace. (circa 2013)
Re: What Good Is Hope? — Hope Is Oppression (Pt. 1)
Dont let anyone tell you hope is enough. Act. Rebel. Destroy. (Re)Build. Part One.
Can You Change Your Race? Who Gets To Decide?
Originally written in 2017. The names have dated but the questions haven't. This is Nwa By Design — the section of The Human Player about culture, creativity, and building identity on your own terms
When Do You Wake Up? No One's Coming To Save You
Save yourself. Then make noise until the people above you listen.
Is Code-Switching a Personality Disorder?
What HBCU research teaches about lifelong mental health.
Family 101: You Ain't Dressed For This Affair
Your kids are watching what you wear. Act like it matters.
Gen Z, Your AI Assistant Just Clocked In
Claude for Small Business is free. Your excuses aren't. +7 ways to be an Eco-conscious AI entrepreneur.