technology

  • The social and economic experiments we were forced to endure over the past two years will be pale in comparison to the social and economic experiments we will be forced to endure over the next two years. Continue reading

  • Creating Conflict To Manipulate An Outcome

    Imagine that in the war over Ukraine, between Russia and NATO, the goal is not about Ukraine at all, but to create an environment that allows NATO (and the US) to consolidate power over Europe. Where being annoying to Russia… Continue reading

  • Intelligent people who are good at adapting to their environment are always in a state of insecurity; certain that they are missing something. People who are certain they know exactly what is going on are in the middle of their… Continue reading

  • The Assassin’s Choice

    Out in the middle of a vast and very unforgiving desert there is a table with chairs on a low rock ledge that looks like they belong in a warm comfortable kitchen. Slowly, over time, one by one, people come… Continue reading

  • Brand Tribes And Politics

    At the counter I ask for a small coffee with a splash of milk. The very young person facing me smirks and asks, “you mean tall?” I was blessed with a face that conveys irritation very clearly, and it is… Continue reading

  • Surviving The Wilderness

    Nature’s wilderness is a scary and chaotic place. Nothing can change that. We can build structures and systems, communities and ideologies to survive the chaos, but these are only layers on top of the wilderness. The moment we stop maintaining… Continue reading