The reliance on “good news” narratives dooms our financial system and economy to a death spiral once reality breaks through the induced euphoria.”Markets” that never go down aren’t markets, they’re signaling mechanisms of the Powers That Be. Marke…
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We have three basic ways to counter the destructive consequences of stress.We have all experienced the disorientation and “brain freeze” that stress triggers. The pandemic and the responses to the pandemic have been continuous sources of stress, i…
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As we’ve been investigating the potential for community run Internet, we keep encountering compelling examples and initiatives that offer a wide range of solutions to address just about any situation. In today’s issue of Future Fibre, let’s explore an project with considerable potential, Althea, which is a project that seeks to provide faster, cheaper, and decentralized Internet, anywhere.
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Tik Tok banned, sold, unsold, unbanned, rebanned or something
Four Hong Kong youths arrested for online postings under new security law
Surprise! Youtube censorship actually expanded reach of California doctors’ video
Social media offers hope of achieving higher social status, something that is increasingly out of reach in our winner-take-most economy.I’ve often addressed the decline of social mobility and the addictive nature of social media, for example, Why …
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In an attention economy, fame is simultaneously the currency and the destination.
Similarly in a neo-feudal society where celebrity is the aristocracy, fame becomes the only means by which someone can seek upward mobility.
Mark is the co-founder of easyDNS and the editor-in-chief of #AxisOfEasy. He is the author of Managing Mission Critical Domains & DNS (Packt UK, 2018) and Unassailable: Protect Yourself from Deplatform Attacks & Cancel Culture.
Futurist, researcher and public speaker, Jesse Hirsh has been active in technology and commenting on it across the media for 25 years. His premium newsletter service operates from Metaviews.ca.
Charles Hugh Smith is the author of numerous books and writes from OfTwoMinds.com.
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