Collections

‘The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea.’ by Karen Blixen, writing as Isak Dinesen

He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch. – Jean-Luc Godard

Governments sporadically got things spectacularly wrong. In 1865, the rail and horse-drawn carriage lobbies in the U.K. drummed up enough outrage to p

This is why successful companies still pursuing breakthroughs are always led by live players, often the founders. Only Mark Zuckerberg could have cha

Luxury Media

The freedom of information the internet brings helps us expose idiot intellectuals quickly and more accurately than ever before. But the internet also

“As a medium, the internet is defined by a built-in performance incentive. In real life, you can walk around living life and be visible to other peopl

I am tired of seeing speed as a selling point. I’ve wanted to talk about this for a long time. I think one of the main reasons many of us feel anxio

From Lily Chambers: I genuinely do not care if AI tools make me more productive. I am tired of seeing, "increased productivity" as a selling point. I

Critical Atlas of Internet

Authenticity simply can’t survive this environment of constant performance – we become alienated from our own actions when every moment is filtered th

Most AI backlash is economic anxiety coated in a veneer of social justice. Alfalfa farming consumes 19 times the water that data centers do; there’s n

“Diffusion lag” reflects a lack of product-market fit. Even AI optimists are still hitting practical roadblocks. That’s why detailed case studies are

Here are some things I’ve asked chatgpt recently: “why is Toblerone so popular at airport duty-free stores?” “give me a recipe for a chickpea tagine

Healthcare ecosystem mapping: A first step to shape your market

healthcare is having its top deck of the titanic moment what happens in the next year will define the next century of american healthcare, and basica

But the Cigna review system that blocked van Terheyden’s claim bypasses those steps. Medical directors do not see any patient records or put their med

The Reluctant Prophet of Effective Altruism

The Reluctant Prophet of Effective Altruism

Effective Altruism Is Pushing a Dangerous Brand of ‘AI Safety’

In other words, there’s never been a better time to become an effective altruist! Get in now, while it’s still unpopular! The times when everyone fawn

Advice I would give to a college freshman: These next four years, one of your main goals should be to figure out how not to have the rest of your lif

Could We Ever Really Build a Dyson Sphere? This megastructure for gathering solar energy would fill any conceivable future energy desires. But can it

At the Institute for the Future we believe that the value of futures thinking is not in predicting the future (something no one can do), but in imagin

Cayce Pollard as the positive archetype for how to navigate volatility. So by intensely tuning oneself in to subjective responses to things, you can c

The purpose is to scout the path and shift the discourse.

honestly i'm so good at consuming content LMAO. like how do I make it my job to literally just read, watch, and listen to stuff??

DAOs are not corporations: where decentralization in autonomous organizations matters

Governments sporadically got things spectacularly wrong. In 1865, the rail and horse-drawn carriage lobbies in the U.K. drummed up enough outrage to p

This is why successful companies still pursuing breakthroughs are always led by live players, often the founders. Only Mark Zuckerberg could have cha

@lilytea3 2 months ago 0:43:

I’ve learned that this world has no commitments to my body. No one will try to understand it more than I will. I learned the necessity not only of lis