BEEW
BEEW
David
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Uncertainty. Do you endure it, bend it to your will, or let it consume you whole? Do you shrink in its presence hoping it'll pass you by and knock on someone else's door? What about fear, anger, resentment? Does it paralyze you? Freeze...
The next BIG thing in tech just might be fixing the mess created by the current BIG thing in tech. -Ted Gioia from a recent piece From Rubble to Reckoning When World War II ended, the guns and tanks fell silent but the devastation was...
This piece is an update and follow up to my August 26th piece, Looking Sideways: Comments on Markets, Mimetics and the Madness of Crowds. The real economy looks shaky, at best. Inflation remains persistently above the 2% target and the...
The collapse of shared reality and the fragile possibility of rebuilding it. Essays in this edition: The Death of Truth by a Thousand Cuts On Play and Laughter To Rebuild Our Shared Reality The Next Big Thing Will Be Cleaning Up the Mess...
Corruption, fragility, and unseen incentives shaping our world. Essays in this edition: Conspiracy of Interests Steel Lions; Glass Lambs App Store Rotting at the Core i. Conspiracy of Interests Scott Horton—libertarian radio host and...
The burden of consciousness — intelligence, certainty, sorrow, and relief. Essays in this edition: Certainty Epidemic Would You Rather Be Happier or Smarter? The Quiet Grace of Nothing Terrible Happening Today i. Certainty Epidemic If...
Strategy, hierarchy, chance, and control from social games to geopolitics. Essays in this edition: Smiling Assassins Entangled: The New Geopolitik Backgammon's Ancient Dice, Modern Lessons i. Smiling Assassins In fragile hierarchies, the...
Friendship, alliances, bonds, the rare warmth of being truly together. Essays in this edition: COVID's Quiet Blessing The Presents of Presence The Most Successful Friend Group in History i. COVID's Quiet Blessing For all the damage and...