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Focus: A technical and cultural warning on the erosion of competence and the necessity of returning to reality. To the engineers, the builders, and the realists: we live in an era of decadence. Big Tech and the establishment have become more concerned with the tone of the conversation than with
Satire
Focus: A critique of artificial complexity and the necessity of simple, structural truths. Spoiler Alert: When complexity feels “too simple to be true,” it is usually because the reality is simple. Despite past tricks, we can no longer afford to artificially complicate simple problems just to squeeze out more tax
Satire
Focus: A critique of the stagnation of equity and the loss of meritocratic progress. “They have taken the ladder of progress and laid it horizontally. They call it ‘Equity,’ but in reality, they just ensured that no one can climb. We are not moving up; we are just shuffling sideways
Satire
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This is a modern variant of the 1001 Nights, designed to exploit the human need for connection when one is at their weakest: * The Bait: A “Handsome Prince” or a “Successful Chinese Girl” showcasing the gifts of life. * The Hook: They offer the “I understand you” that is missing from
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Status: Psychologist Focus: An investment perspective on the market of personal attention and the danger of digital tenant farming. Let’s talk about the investment market. Not the market of stocks and bonds, but the market of your personal time and attention. A critical divide has emerged between tech giants
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Focus: A warning against digital scams targeting the elderly and a call to return to physical neighborhood connections. Many of us are struggling with our ‘Inner I’. The streets are empty until noon, yet the World Wide Web is deafening. Everyone is shouting for attention, hunting for the perfect slogan,
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Focus: A critique of cultural erosion and a call to preserve the Bumiputera identity as the foundation of Malaysia. Between the satire and the blues, a reality check is needed. Are we really so eager to diminish the roots of Malaysia? To challenge the Bumiputera identity by elevating ‘English murmurings’
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Focus: A critique on external validation, body modification, and the "investigation" we skip. In the Netherlands, we have two sayings: “To float a balloon” (to test or try something out) and “That kite won’t fly” (something won’t happen or isn’t applicable). How do these relate
Satire
Focus: A critique of human engineering, from the One-Child Policy to the rise of the algorithmic state. China tried to ‘engineer’ humanity with the One-Child Policy. Failed (demographic void). Europe tried to ‘engineer’ humanity with welfare thinking and ideology. Failed (just look at the sinking, squabbling steamboat). And now? Now
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Focus: A perspective on resilience, the scale of change, and the necessity of understanding the grand system. There is a fundamental problem in the way we send our children—and ourselves—into the world. We practiced in the bathtub: a safe, manageable environment where the water is always still. Once
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Focus: A defense of intellectual rigor and a refusal to engage with decontextualized outrage. To the travel cat who sees a Dutchman and assumes a cloud of smoke; to the stranger who sees a Muslim and assumes a closed door; and to the Board members who see a policy and
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