# dear future (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover dear future. Page: Feed: --- ## [Why I Work With My Ancestors, And Always Will](https://joshsimonds.substack.com/p/why-i-work-with-my-ancestors-and) _2026-08-16 · Josh Simonds · Musings of the Tall Medium_ Earlier this week marked the birthday of my grandfather’s grandfather’s father, on my father’s side. ## [The Artist Who Saved My Life](https://joshsimonds.substack.com/p/the-artist-who-saved-my-life) _2026-08-12 · Josh Simonds · Musings of the Tall Medium_ When I had no one at all in my life, I had a Walkman and a cassette tape. ## [Namaste in My Lane](https://joshsimonds.substack.com/p/namaste-in-my-lane) _2026-07-31 · Josh Simonds · Musings of the Tall Medium_ Sometimes I can’t help but roll my eyes. ## [I Asked For a Sign](https://joshsimonds.substack.com/p/i-asked-for-a-sign) _2026-07-23 · Josh Simonds · Musings of the Tall Medium_ I have committed myself to writing every week, preferably a piece that may be useful to the people who appreciate what I have to offer. ## [Traci, Tina, and Darlene](https://joshsimonds.substack.com/p/traci-tina-and-darlene) _2026-07-15 · Josh Simonds · Musings of the Tall Medium_ "Gifts from Spirit" in Hamden, CT, July 2026 - Part One ## [Gail, Robin, Debra, and Kayla](https://joshsimonds.substack.com/p/gail-robin-debra-and-kayla) _2026-07-09 · Josh Simonds · Musings of the Tall Medium_ I have no idea what to expect when I step in front of an audience. ## [Dear Future Self](https://joshsimonds.substack.com/p/dear-future-self) _2026-07-02 · Josh Simonds · Musings of the Tall Medium_ Dear Future Self, ## [The Buddhists and the Battlefield](https://joshsimonds.substack.com/p/the-buddhists-and-the-battlefield) _2026-06-25 · Josh Simonds · Musings of the Tall Medium_ I love a good road trip, and all the strange encounters they bring. ## [The Architecture of Hope: Turning Hard Realities into Bright Futures in Uganda](https://www.dear-future.org/post/the-architecture-of-hope-turning-hard-realities-into-bright-futures-in-uganda) _2026-06-14 · Ric · Dear Future, Inc_ Trey Jr. School - a beacon for Education When we look at the systemic challenges facing emerging communities around the globe, it is easy to view them through a lens of limitation. But at Dear Future, we choose a different starting point. We believe that every challenging reality is simply an invitation for intentional kindness, active curiosity, and sustainable transformation. In October of 2022,… ## [From the Andes to the Future: A Father-Son Journey in Kindness](https://www.dear-future.org/post/from-the-andes-to-the-future-a-father-son-journey-in-kindness-1) _2026-06-13 · Ric · Dear Future, Inc_ When we look at the impact Dear Future makes today, it is incredibly easy to overlook just how humble and wildly adventurous our beginnings truly were. Impact isn't born fully formed; it is chiseled out of uncertainty, late nights, and a willingness to step into the unknown. In July of 2022, our organization was just an infant. We had officially started delivering vital school materials to… ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fJt4AnPhEr3G) _2026-06-13 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [Beware the Chemicals](https://joshsimonds.substack.com/p/beware-the-chemicals) _2026-06-11 · Josh Simonds · Musings of the Tall Medium_ What you’re about to read is guaranteed to upset a lot of people. ## [Where I've Been](https://joshsimonds.substack.com/p/where-ive-been) _2026-06-05 · Josh Simonds · Musings of the Tall Medium_ It’s been a long time. ## [Temporal Vertigo](https://thismightnotmatter.com/temporal-vertigo/) _2026-04-14 · Oscar Garcia · This Might Not Matter_ I think most of the time my coming to terms with this literal horror beyond comprehension is more just thought strategies to deflect or shield my primal ego from reality. ## [Software Switching Sickness](https://thismightnotmatter.com/software-switching-sickness/) _2026-04-14 · Oscar Garcia · This Might Not Matter_ I'm one of those people with software switching sickness. I see a shiny new tool or utility and I can't help myself but to try it out. ## [Do you 6C 6F 76 65 me?](https://thismightnotmatter.com/do-you-6c-6f-76-65-me/) _2026-04-14 · Oscar Garcia · This Might Not Matter_ Would you still love me if I was an app in your phone? ## [2025 and tech](https://thismightnotmatter.com/2025-and-tech/) _2026-04-14 · Oscar Garcia · This Might Not Matter_ This \[almost served\] as a bit of a overview of the some of my biggest thoughts and projects with technology in the year 2025 ## [A Slightly More Intuitive Understanding of Why LLM's Aren't Intelligent or Conscious but Are Still Pretty Useful](https://thismightnotmatter.com/a-slightly-more-intuitive-understanding-of-why-llms-arent-intelligent-or-conscious-but-are-still-pretty-useful/) _2026-04-14 · Oscar Garcia · This Might Not Matter_ That being said, even if it's not "much" more, there's still a lot of gains to be had between now and some future AGI and I hope humanity can keep it's collective shit together for long enough for those gains to reach fruition. ## [untitled plane crash post](https://thismightnotmatter.com/untitled-plane-crash-post/) _2026-04-14 · Oscar Garcia · This Might Not Matter_ I haven't died yet myself but I have to imagine..... ## [You Shall Not Edit](https://thismightnotmatter.com/you-shall-not-edit/) _2026-04-14 · Oscar Garcia · This Might Not Matter_ For the first time in my life I can say I've been slacking at something because I've been working hard on other, more important things. The something I'm slacking at is this blog, something you might've garnered by this point since half ## [From Promise to Delivery: How Your Support Reached Thousands of Students Across Three Countries](https://www.dear-future.org/post/from-promise-to-delivery-how-your-support-reached-thousands-of-students-across-three-countries) _2026-04-11 · Ric · Dear Future, Inc_ Student at Trey Jr. School receives materials - 2026 Every year at Dear Future begins with a promise. A promise to children. A promise to communities. A promise that, no matter how remote the location, we will show up. Our 2025–2026 cycle started just like that; with belief, commitment, and the support of people like you. It Started With You Early in 2025, we began fundraising, in the face of an… ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PV5LzGgVg5DS) _2026-04-11 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [Helping Girls Stay in School - Here’s What You Made Possible](https://www.dear-future.org/post/helping-girls-stay-in-school-here-s-what-you-made-possible) _2026-04-08 · Ric · Dear Future, Inc_ This March, something important happened. At Empathy Community High School, 88 girls received reusable hygienic pads , a simple but life-changing step toward ensuring they no longer miss school because of something as natural as their menstrual cycle. For many girls, the lack of access to menstrual products means missing days of school every month, falling behind, and sometimes dropping out… ## [POV: A Bed Made of Reeds: The Quiet Reality for Many Children in Rural Africa](https://www.dear-future.org/post/pov-a-bed-made-of-reeds-the-quiet-reality-for-many-children-in-rural-africa) _2026-03-15 · Ric · Dear Future, Inc_ When the sun disappears beyond the hills of rural villages in East Africa, night falls quickly. Fires dim, homes quiet down, and families settle in to rest. For millions of children, however, bedtime looks very different from what most of us imagine. There are no mattresses. No soft blankets. Sometimes, not even a bed. Instead, many children sleep directly on the ground, using dried papyrus reeds… ## [School Material Giveaway | Chumila, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala | February 18, 2026](https://www.dear-future.org/post/school-material-giveaway-chumila-alta-verapaz-guatemala-february-18-2026) _2026-02-23 · Ric · Dear Future, Inc_ What began with a fundraising effort that started in April of 2025 came to fruition on February 18, 2026, when Dear Future delivered school materials to 62 students in the aldea of Chumila, a remote community in the Alta Verapaz region of north-central Guatemala. https://earth.google.com/earth/d/1nCmaNfteEdg6ZUkyn35woqPU1Bl3Zi8B?usp=sharing This initiative marked a significant milestone for the… ## [A Little Website I Made for Apple Inc.](https://thismightnotmatter.com/a-little-website-i-made-for-apple-inc/) _2026-02-12 · Oscar Garcia · This Might Not Matter_ Here's the link Let's cut to the chase, the iOS keyboard sucks. I grew up typing on touchscreens, I'm pretty decent at it. But I'm a sub-par speller so I rely on auto-correct more than I'd like to ## [OpenAI will Implode on November 24th 2026](https://thismightnotmatter.com/openai-will-implode-on-november-24th-2026/) _2026-01-22 · Oscar Garcia · This Might Not Matter_ Why November 24th 2026? Because picking such a specific date made you more likely to click into this short post, sorry, feel free to click away if you're pissed off now. But I really do think that OpenAI is facing imminent doom. And it's not because ## [Promotion, the Old Fashioned Way](https://thismightnotmatter.com/a-professional-proposal/) _2026-01-21 · Oscar Garcia · This Might Not Matter_ So I had this thought the other day. For much of human and animal history the coveted social position of "top-dog" was settled through a direct challenge. You know, beating up the old top-dog in front of everyone, sometimes to the death, to lead the group. ## [Dosing Power - Part I](https://thismightnotmatter.com/dosing-power-part-i/) _2025-12-01 · Oscar Garcia · This Might Not Matter_ Fragment of Dear Future ( what is Dear Future? ) Houbová Zuřivost is a name you won't recognize due to the fact that nobody ever managed to figure out who they were, what they did, or that they were worth finding out about at all. The name, ## [The Network Novel](https://thismightnotmatter.com/the-network-novel/) _2025-11-30 · Oscar Garcia · This Might Not Matter_ 20 days ago I wrote my last blog post about my plan to start writing fiction again, specifically about the stories that began in a novel manuscript I started in 2020 titled Dear Future . Well, I'm happy to report that the first part of the first story is ## [Dear, Future: I'm Writing Fiction Again](https://thismightnotmatter.com/dear-future-im-writing-fiction-again/) _2025-11-10 · Oscar Garcia · This Might Not Matter_ In November of 2020, in the haze of a manic pandemic productivity binge, I participated in NaNoWriMo , "National Novel Writing Month". For those unfamiliar, NaNoWriMo was a non-profit organized around the goal of writing 50,000 words of a novel in the month of November to get ## [Dear Future Literary Competition 2025 — Winners Announced!](https://www.dear-future.org/post/dear-future-literary-competition-2025-winners-announced) _2025-11-09 · Ric · Dear Future, Inc_ We are proud to announce the winners of the Dear Future Literary Competition 2025 , where children from Peru, Uganda, and Jordan shared letters written to their future selves — full of hope, courage, and the desire to build a better world. This year’s theme — “A Letter to My Future Self” — invited young people to imagine their dreams, values, and the future they want to help create. Read their… ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/y1JkBUcfz6pU) _2025-11-09 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Stop Waiting for a Guide to Life](https://thismightnotmatter.com/stop-waiting-for-a-guide-to-life/) _2025-11-08 · Oscar Garcia · This Might Not Matter_ So here's the piece of advice I've needed for a long time. ## [An October Victory and the Urgent Need to Finish Strong!](https://www.dear-future.org/post/an-october-victory-and-the-urgent-need-to-finish-strong) _2025-10-30 · Ric · Dear Future, Inc_ One of our most important initiatives, the "To Her Full Attention" program—our menstrual hygienic pad support program. ## [The Great Uganda Supply Run: Negotiating Prices, Beating Shortages, and the Quest for A5 Notebooks](https://www.dear-future.org/post/the-great-uganda-supply-run-negotiating-prices-beating-shortages-and-the-quest-for-a5-notebooks) _2025-10-30 · Ric · Dear Future, Inc_ One of the two Land Cruisers Logistics can be a beast, especially when running an international mission. The past few months, from July to October 2025 , have been a whirlwind of planning, purchasing, price negotiations, foreign exchange mishaps, and a high-stakes scavenger hunt for essential school supplies across Uganda. It’s been a challenging, but ultimately successful, push to get materials… ## [Making my Site a Ghost](https://thismightnotmatter.com/making-my-site-a-ghost/) _2025-09-16 · Oscar Garcia · This Might Not Matter_ Well, thismightnotmatter.com is finally on Ghost! I say finally because I've been thinking about using Ghost since late 2023 but am just now getting around to it. But it's done! I ended up going with Ghost (Pro) because I only trust my networking/self-hosting