Digital Marriages and Spying on Babies

Each month, “Lochhead on Different” episodes will explore the
need to differentiate people, products, and services in a world
that encourages a lot of imitation. A best-selling author, top
podcaster, and former tech-industry CMO, Christopher Lochhead is
a student of not only business and technology and marketing but
also human nature, human folly, human genius, and very human joy.


Episode 7


In this episode, Chris and I start by discussing September 11.
The 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York is a profound experience
that everyone should visit. Chris says he felt anger, emotion,
and sadness – but he also felt uplifted. He said the wildest
thing is it captures the worst of humanity and the best of
humanity at the same time. I quote Virgil from the 9/11 Museum
who said, “No day shall erase you from the memory of time.”


On a lighter note, Chris says that approximately 50% of marriages
originate digitally, according to Pew Research. And couples who
meet online tend to communicate better and have longer and
happier relationships. Chris says a trend now in marriages is
putting pot in the wedding bouquet – and even in the floral
arrangements at the dinner table. He then goes on to say that a
future Google AI program will be spying on your baby – and that
fires up his George Orwell.


Chris had Eric Yuan of Zoom fame on his podcast. Zoom is now a
$20 billion+ publicly traded company, and he created a tremendous
amount of wealth for his employees and shareholders. Eric said,
“I think it was a good thing that it was really hard for me to
get into the United States, because it taught me as a young man
perseverance.”





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