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While there are arguments for and against the impact of the individual – Carlyle vs. Tolstoy – we all benefit from taking an optimistic view of this question and acting as if individuals can make a very big difference.

How to Survive as a Human Creator in the AI Era

thealgorithmicbridge.com

The way we live in the United States is not normal.

Kirsten Powers kirstenpowers.substack.com

The book that got me in love with fiction again

Technology and Grieving

Ranjan Roy readmargins.com

I read this newsletter for years. This father’s story of his daughter passing away brought me to tears.

How Individualism Changed the Economy

kyla scanlon kyla.substack.com

Articles

Everett Hughes howardsbecker.com

creativity is not a scarce commodity

René Girard explores the concepts of innovation and imitation, contrasting historical views on innovation's negative connotations with its modern valorization, while emphasizing the interconnectedness of imitation and genuine innovation in culture and economics.

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It's time to come to grips with AI

Nate Silver substack.com