# Gabriel Kanev > Source: https://gkanev.com/category/Personal thoughts/ > Machine-readable version - 2026-09-06 --- Skip to main contentESC# Personal thoughts 7 posts Personal reflections and opinions. See also my [now page](/now/) for what I'm currently focused on. - April 14, 2026## Why Rise of Cultures Finally Lost Me A genuinely good city-builder that never fixed its core problem - and then made a sequel instead. Here's where it broke. - January 13, 2026## What if We Just… Made Billionaires Fix Their Companies to Avoid Taxes? A thought experiment: what if we tied wealth taxation to customer satisfaction metrics? - November 10, 2025## Debunking the Myths: What SEO Professionals Need to Know About AI and LLMs Think critically before purchasing any AI SEO service. Ask detailed questions and verify the expertise of people you'll work with. - September 2, 2025## Google Is Sinking the Pixel Lineup + Android The Pixel 10's performance problems, hardware quality issues, and Android's looming sideloading restrictions are all symptoms of the same disease. - December 5, 2024## Been Building Products for 10 Years, Here's What I've Really Learned A decade in product development has taught me that most startup advice is wrong. Here's what actually matters. - October 30, 2020## Online Education COVID forced schools online overnight. Here's what tools actually worked, and what to avoid when teaching remotely. - October 2, 2020## Fresh Start A new website, a new attempt at a blog, and a static site generator that turned out to be more work than expected. [← All posts](/posts/) ## Navigation - [About](/about-me/) - [Uses](/uses/) - [Now](/now/) - [Resources & Guides](/resources-and-guides/) - [Speaking](/speaking/) - [Writing](/posts/) - [Work & Experience](/work/) - [Projects](/projects/) - [Books](/books/) - [Research Publications](/research-publications/) - [Contact me](/contact-me/) - [Home](/) - [Design Kit](/design-kit/) - [FAQ](/faq/) - [Sitemap](/sitemap/) - [Sustainability](/sustainability/) - [Product Strategy](/product-strategy/) - [Consulting](/consulting/) - [Performance Audits](/performance-audits/) - [Audits & Assessments](/audits/) - [Sponsoring](/sponsoring/) - [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/mrgkanev/) - [X (formerly Twitter)](https://twitter.com/mrgkanev/) - [GitHub](https://github.com/mrgkanev/) - [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@mrgkanev/) - [RSS](/rss.xml) - [Atom](/atom.xml) - [JSON Feed](/feed.json) - [Privacy Policy](/privacy-policy/) - [Terms & Conditions](/terms-and-conditions/) - [Accessibility](/accessibility-statement/) --- Generated by astro-inference | https://gkanev.com/llms.txt