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Jay Werther: Where the Machine Society Has Led
How modern systems are replacing human judgment and reshaping everyday life
Apr 14
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Jay
What Utah’s Medical Marijuana System Gets Wrong
Substance use, recovery, and treatment are rarely as simple as policy makes them seem.
Apr 12
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Jay
Is There an App for That? Maybe There Shouldn’t Be
If every problem has an app, we should start asking whether the problem is actually being solved or just managed in a way that keeps us dependent on the…
Apr 12
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Jay
Do We Have a Right to Be Forgotten Online?
This essay was originally published in the Times Union: https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/commentary-right-forgotten-online-21129109.php
Apr 12
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Jay
December 2025
Caregiver Children of Failing Parents
There is a growing population in America that almost no one talks about.
Dec 19, 2025
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Jay
The New One Percent Isn’t Wealth. It’s Visibility
The most powerful divide in America is no longer money. It is visibility.
Dec 18, 2025
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Jay
When a Headline Becomes a Permanent Label
How search snippets freeze people in their worst moment long after life has moved on.
Dec 13, 2025
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Jay
My Opinion Writing
by Jay Werther
Dec 6, 2025
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Jay
November 2025
Men My Age Are Disappearing in Plain Sight
We talk about teen mental health. We never talk about the men quietly falling apart in the middle of their lives.
Nov 20, 2025
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Jay
Digital Reputation Should Have an Expiration Date
We accept the idea that people can change.
Nov 14, 2025
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Jay
The Real Point of My Times Union Op Ed
People read an op ed and assume the headline tells the whole story. Mine in the Times Union was not really about Google. It was about what it feels like…
Nov 14, 2025
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Jay
Notes on cleaning up the search results
I have been testing how fast search results change when you publish more of your own stuff.
Nov 4, 2025
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Jay
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