Technology

The Dystopian Drift: How 1950s Sci-Fi Sold Hope, and Why Ours Sells Dread

Behavior, Economy, Society, Technology, Uncategorised /

One evening in 2025, I settle into an armchair with a cup of tea, phone in hand, and scroll through headlines about the latest artificial intelligence breakthrough. The article promises efficiency gains in everyday tasks, yet the comments below brim with unease: fears of job losses, privacy erosion, and unchecked corporate power. It is a […]

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Money Velocity: How AI and Blockchain Are Accelerating Money’s Flow—and What It Means for Us

Economy, Technology /

Introduction Consider the routine purchase of a home in a quiet suburb. The process unfolds over months: surveys, legal checks, and bank approvals, each step a small delay that ties up funds in limbo. Funds meant for one transaction linger, idle, before finally shifting hands. This is money’s everyday rhythm—deliberate, often sluggish. Yet beneath such

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The Salon Chair Secret: How Niche AI Creates Valuable Data Big Tech Wants

Ideas, Technology, Uncategorised /

Introduction: The Real Concern Imagine a salon owner in a quiet Manchester flat, phone buzzing at 2 a.m. Another direct message arrives: “Can you do a tousled bob like Emma Stone’s, but low-maintenance for my curls?” It’s the third this week, adding to an already hectic schedule. Service businesses like hairdressing thrive on these personal

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Facades to Futures: The Star Illusion and AI’s Path to Real Tribes

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Introduction Imagine yourself in a roaring 2025 stadium, the air crackling under a Taylor Swift anthem. Thousands sway in unison, voices merging in a chorus that echoes your own hidden ache. On your phone’s glow, you pause for her latest vlog: a raw clip of her stirring coffee, chuckling at a spilled sugar packet. It’s

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Why Networks and Power-Law Dynamics Quietly Shape Today’s World and What They Mean for the Future Amid the AI Revolution

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Introduction – The Invisible Pull Imagine a rainy afternoon in 1995, holed up in a damp London bedsit with peeling wallpaper and a single bulb flickering over stacks of dog-eared books. The modem screeches to life, slicing through the patter on the window as you wrestle the internet into existence—not the seamless stream of today,

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The Why and How of Sex in Commerce: From Brain Sparks to Billion-Dollar Brands

Behavior, Economy, Society, Technology /

Introduction: The Compulsion We All Chase Imagine a humid summer evening in your late teens, the air buzzing with unspoken promises. A glance across a crowded room sparks something primal. For me, it propelled a bold stride forward—shoulders squared, words honed to captivate—all to chase that electric thrill of connection. Sex wasn’t just tempting; it

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AI as the Great Amplifier: Unlocking Personal Agency in the New Future

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Introduction Building on our exploration of AI’s role in reshaping the future, we arrive at a pivotal realisation: artificial intelligence, in its present form, serves as a profound amplifier of human cognition, capable of elevating our capabilities or exacerbating our shortcomings. This duality lies at the heart of the unease many feel today—an inarticulable shift

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The Extractive Legacy of Industrial Systems – A Path to Abundance in the Intelligence Era

Behavior, Economy, Geopolitics, Philosophy, Society, Technology, Uncategorised /

Introduction Imagine waking to a world where the promise of progress feels like a distant echo, replaced by a subtle fog of strain that touches every corner of daily life. Born in 1971 amid the fading hum of Britain’s industrial heartlands, I grew up witnessing the shift from factory floors to service economies, where hard

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Steering Through the Storm: A Four-Pillar Guide to the Coming Intelligence Revolution

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Introduction Imagine navigating a world where economic volatility swings like a pendulum, geopolitical tensions fracture long-held alliances, personal identities feel increasingly siloed yet globally amplified, and technologies evolve faster than our instincts can adapt. This is the reality many face today—a raging river of change that leaves people disoriented, swept along without control over their

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The Economic Singularity – AI, Crypto, and the Death of Industrial Business Models by 2040

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Introduction: The Cracks in the Old Machine I remember the grind of running a retail clothing business in the early 2000s—sourcing finished products from wholesalers who had already handled the upstream work, navigating their markups at every turn, and stocking shelves with trends that often missed the mark. It was a linear beast: goods arrived

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