The Inevitable Elite: Understanding Modern Western Democracy and the Roots of Distrust

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Introduction In ancient Athens, I could have stood on the Pnyx hill, faced a crowd of thousands, and in three minutes swayed the city’s course—war, law, or exile decided by my words and their votes. No party machines, no bureaucrats, just citizens shaping their world directly. Fast forward to 2025’s United Kingdom, where my voice […]

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Navigating the Short-Term Noise in Crypto: Understanding Price Action and Avoiding the Traps

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As a UK-based writer and investor, I’ve spent a great many hours exploring the intersections of AI, crypto, and human behaviour through essays like Why Fear and Greed Drive Markets: The Brain Behind Finance and Crypto Trends 2025: Stablecoins, Decentralization, and AI Synergy – The Ultimate Guide for Investors. In recent conversations with Grok, an

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Trump’s Tariffs, the Fed, and the Jobs Miss: A Liquidity Play for an Indebted America?

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Introduction The ink was barely dry on the Federal Reserve’s July 30, 2025, decision to hold interest rates at 4.25–4.5% when President Trump dropped a bombshell: sweeping new tariffs on imports, announced August 1, 2025, slapping 10% duties on most countries and up to 41% on heavyweights like China, Canada, and Mexico, while sparing 92

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Digital Intelligence as Capital: Accelerating Learning and the Pursuit of Outsized Gains in the AI Era

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Introduction In the quiet moments of tinkering with AI tools, I’ve often found myself in a loop of curiosity: posing a question rooted in my understanding of markets or technology, absorbing the response, and then refining my next query to uncover deeper layers. It’s in these iterations that a profound realization has emerged—digital intelligence isn’t

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Limbic Echoes in the Token Age: How Human Instincts Shape the Shift from Fiat Scarcity to AI Abundance

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Introduction: The Unchanging Signal Amid Economic Flux Imagine a world where artificial intelligence generates infinite resources—goods, services, knowledge—at virtually no cost, overturning the traditional equation of finite supplies and endless desires. Yet, in this era of plenty, the same primal urges that drove ancient foragers to stockpile or modern traders to chase profits endure, steering

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The GENIUS and Clarity Acts: A Milestone for Crypto’s Evolution in 2025

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Introduction: A New Dawn for Cryptocurrency In July 2025, the U.S. Congress passed two transformative pieces of legislation—the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act and the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (Clarity Act)—ushering in a new era for cryptocurrency. For over a decade, the crypto industry has navigated a regulatory wilderness,

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Crypto Investing Guide: 7 Mental Models for 2025 Success

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In the volatile expanse of cryptocurrency investing, where fortunes pivot on liquidity waves and narrative shifts, success isn’t born from isolated tactics but from resilient mental models—interconnected frameworks that evolve daily. As a writer and investor dissecting the intersections of AI, blockchain, and human psychology through essays on aronhosie.com—having transitioned from building a photography portfolio—my

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Why the AI Intelligence Revolution Will Surpass the Industrial Era: Productivity, Costs, and Opportunities for Individuals in 2025.

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Introduction In the swirling currents of technological change, few shifts have reshaped humanity as profoundly as the industrial revolution. Yet, as I contemplate the dawn of the AI era in mid-2025, I find myself convinced that the intelligence revolution unfolding before us will dwarf its predecessor in scope and societal consequence. This isn’t mere hype;

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Attention Economy 2025: From Land to AI’s Human Future

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Introduction I remember the 1970s in the UK as a time when the echoes of industrial might still lingered in the air, thick with the hum of factories and the weight of coal dust. Born in 1971, I grew up amid the tail end of an era where capital—those towering machines and assembly lines—defined not

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How AI Superintelligence Nudges Human Behaviour: Preserving Agency in 2025

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As AI evolves into recursive superbrains, how do we preserve human agency amid inevitable behavioural coordination? Reflections on a 70,000-year arc, inspired by Eric Schmidt’s insights and the ‘New Future’ project. Introduction: Framing the Shift from Pinnacle to Participant Born in 1971 and raised in the UK, I have witnessed profound shifts in how technology

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