What You’ve Actually Done
I’ve been thinking about something lately. How much of what we “know” these days comes from watching rather than doing. We listen to podcasts. Watch videos. Read…
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The Chancellor Doesn’t Need a Broadcast
There’s a scene in V for Vendetta that I think will resonate with all of us right now. High Chancellor Adam Sutler sits at the head of…
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DE-PLATFORMED AGAIN
What incredible control we’ve handed over to technology platforms. I’ve been de-platformed from more spaces than I can count now, always for violating what they call “spam”…
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Short Essays Collection # 10
What it means to have agency… in this new world is a critical distinction in how humanity is splitting. Humanity is dividing into those that contribute meaningfully…
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Short Essays Collection # 9
“Analog 2026” The “Analog 2026” movement is a cultural trend that picked up significant momentum at the start of this year. What it is: The Analog trend…
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Short Essays Collection # 8
“There are no solutions. Only trade-offs.” Once you really let that sink in, your perspective starts to change. You begin to realize there may not always be…
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Short Essays Collection # 7
A Few Quality Things I talk a lot about quantity versus quality. And since the post-war manufacturing boom, society and the economy have been more and more…
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Short Essays Collection # 6
“When the dream becomes material rather than moral, it inevitably becomes empty.” Create Who You Are Many philosophers read The Great Gatsby as an existential novel because…
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Short Essays Collection # 5
Enlightenment One of my favorite quotes on the subject of enlightenment comes from the movie The Razor’s Edge (Bill Murray): “It’s easy to be a holy man on a…
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Upstream or Irrelevant
We all know that things are changing in the American economy. It doesn’t show up in a single headline. But once you see the pattern, you can’t…