AI CEO
The following is a recently uncovered transcript from a closed-door presentation at Davos. It has been reproduced here with some light editing to protect the person who recorded it and those who attended the session. All redacted names have been replaced with the words “Puppy Dog” for ease of reading. Continue reading AI CEO
Their Master’s Voice
Decency and respect for norms and the rule of law are important until they’re not. Justice is politicized when applied to someone else. Reality is negotiable, subject to the whims of unstable people and their fans who call back. Continue reading Their Master’s Voice
Profiles in Courage
He’s content to fiddle now that he’s handed the country a book of matches and some kindling. I thought his prolific displays of courage were in the rearview until it came time to vote for the most unqualified and crazy crop of cabinet secretaries in our nation’s history. Knowing his vote would carry no weight, he stood strong against the tide and voted no on the worst of the nominees. Continue reading Profiles in Courage
Late Empire on the Brink of Full Stupid
We’re now in the phase of late empire where a semi truck of stupid is rushing down the highway at one hundred miles per hour and anyone with a half a brain is a deer, glued to their spot in its path, waiting for it to run them over. Continue reading Late Empire on the Brink of Full Stupid
Rich is Not Enough
Being rich is never enough. You can have all the money in the world but there will always be that nagging desire for attention. It eats away at your soul if you let it. It consumes all your thoughts. Continue reading Rich is Not Enough
Post-Reality Everywhere
Our post-reality moment is easy to see in political discourse and action, though not limited to that hyperbolic echo chamber of political preservation denuded into reductive soundbites. It’s everywhere. It drives our national conversation. It’s embedded in our popular culture. Continue reading Post-Reality Everywhere
Don’t Trust Your Lying Eyes, The Election Aftermath
This is where late empire culture has led us headfirst into a hall of mirrors. Reality isn’t something we share. It’s a story, invented, amplified and wielded. Continue reading Don’t Trust Your Lying Eyes, The Election Aftermath
Late Empire Election Night
Election night is almost here. The text messages will stop. The canvassers will have no more doors to knock. For those who care enough to know, they will be glued to their televisions, drowning in an avalanche of county level data and the bravado of political talking heads. Continue reading Late Empire Election Night
Dispatches from the Future, #2
I am coming to you from a high atop your city skyline, in a fortified bunker I’ve dubbed Radial Matrix Tower for reasons I wish not to disclose. This is a dispatch from the future. Continue reading Dispatches from the Future, #2
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