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post 2026-05-14 10:00:00 #comedy-cellar-but-usa-mindset
The Stand-Up Founder at Comedy Cellar

The Stand-Up Founder at Comedy Cellar

The host at one of the world's most famous comedy clubs also runs a startup with 400,000 users. That detail says something about the US no policy document ever could — a culture where trying things is just normal.

#entrepreneurship #culture #usa #europe #startups #mindset
post 2026-05-13 14:00:00 #euro-poor
Old Money Doesn't Vanish. It Just Works Somewhere Else.

Old Money Doesn't Vanish. It Just Works Somewhere Else.

The 'Europeans are poor' narrative ignores what European wages actually buy. It also ignores that a substantial chunk of the money powering US markets comes from Europe. Old money doesn't disappear — it just makes itself work.

#economics #europe #us #investing #wealth #inequality
post 2026-05-13 10:00:00 #google-gemini-nano
4 GB Downloaded. You Weren't Asked.

4 GB Downloaded. You Weren't Asked.

Chrome silently downloaded a 4 GB AI model to users' machines. But the real problem isn't one update — it's that every major browser now quietly serves its maker's interests first, and yours somewhere after that.

#google #chrome #browsers #big-tech #privacy #ux
post 2026-05-12 22:00:00 #google-be-evil
Google Doesn't Hate You. It Just Doesn't Care.

Google Doesn't Hate You. It Just Doesn't Care.

Three hours helping a friend with a paid Google Workspace account. Four apps, two phones, multiple AIs, five docs open — just to manage email. A company that builds for its own logic, not for humans.

#google #ux #software #criticism #technology
post 2026-05-12 16:00:00 #those-who-cant-post

Those Who Can't, Post

A small group of people online seem to know everything correctly. Strangely, that knowledge never seems to make them successful. It only makes them post more.

#social-media #culture #humor #knowledge #entrepreneurship
post 2026-04-17 10:00:00 #universal-high-income-robot-ownership
Universal High Income and the Automation Age: People Should Own the Robots That Replace Them

Universal High Income and the Automation Age: People Should Own the Robots That Replace Them

A Universal High Income alone won't fix automation displacement — not without addressing who owns the machines. Distributed robot ownership could close the loop between income and production, turning cash transfers into capital stakes.

#automation #AI #economics #universal-basic-income #future-of-work #policy
post 2026-02-27 10:00:00 #ai-enabler-layoffs

AI Isn't the Excuse. It's the Enabler.

Companies aren't laying off people because they're failing. They're cutting because AI allows them to operate with far fewer humans. The structural shift is already here.

#AI #work #technology #automation #future-of-work
post 2026-01-06 11:30:00 #finland-innovation-ownership

Finland's Innovation Must Become Ownership

Why Finland's R&D excellence needs to translate into global companies and visible brands.

#finland #innovation #ownership #technology
post 2026-01-05 10:00:00 #cash-register-economics

The cash register is everything

Why working hard isn't enough — and why ownership matters more than sacrifice.

#entrepreneurship #economics #ownership #work
post 2025-12-01 11:00:00 #thinking-in-public

Thinking in public is not oversharing

The difference between sharing ideas and sharing personal life.

#writing #public-thinking #boundaries
post 2025-03-30 18:52:00 #eu-trade-strategy

The EU's Trade Position and the Path Forward

The EU remains a major economic force, but needs to pivot toward software and digital services to stay competitive.

#economics #eu #trade #digital-services
post 2024-11-12 11:18:00 Updated 2025-09-12 08:06:00 (+1) #social-media-sins

Social Media and the Seven Deadly Sins

How platforms exploit human weakness through lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride.

#social-media #psychology #culture