Thomas

UBI should not be just about survival or consumer spending. Instead, it should be seen as a catalyst for driving technological change. A kind of long-form state support could shore up social cohesion and lead to better governance. That would have a halo effect.

People are more likely to participate in the technological transition positively if they... See more

I don’t like being seen as a content creator. In fact, I don’t believe content creation or writing is an occupation, because it denotes that creating or writing is a thing we do, instead of something we embody naturally.

For me, writing is not what I do , it’s who I am.

I do not try.

Creating/writing comes out of me the way I sweat during a workout:... See more

This means it’s really easy to get stuck. Stuck in your current way of seeing and thinking about things. Frames are made out of the details that seem important to you. The important details you haven’t noticed are invisible to you, and the details you have noticed seem completely obvious and you see right through them. This all makes makes it... See more

but be careful not to fall for its surface-level charm