We Didn’t Start the Class War In 2024, the combined net worth of the world’s 2,781 billionaires reached $14.2 trillion. The 18 wealthiest individuals collectively held nearly $2 trillion, accounting for approximately 16% of total billionaire wealth. We didn’t choose this fight. We’re the
There's a secret about the internet that nobody wants to talk about. We're all selling something. Even this post. Even me. Some pretend they're different. Special. Above the game. They're not. The internet turned attention into currency, and we're all
Your daily doomscrolling is a luxury most folks can’t afford. The single mother working three jobs doesn’t have time for despair. The refugee rebuilding their life doesn’t indulge in it. The activist on the ground organizing their community isn’t wallowing in it. They’re too busy
Most people want to be something. They want to be entrepreneurs, thought leaders, creators, innovators. They collect the titles like badges, imagining how they'll look on their Twitter bio. But wanting to be is the smallest part of becoming. The real work - the work that matters -
We're thinking about creation and reputation backward. When I tell people they should build in public, I get a look of horror. "But it's not ready yet!" they protest. "What if people see my mistakes?" The standard way to build things is
You're looking at oligarchy all wrong. You're watching Elon Musk's Twitter circus and thinking that's what real Power looks like. You see him posting memes at 3 AM, buying social networks on impulses, and launching cars into space. You're studying
I. The Problem Let’s start with a confession: I’m launching a startup. I know — in 2025, the world needs another startup like it needs another TED Talk about finding your authentic self. But here’s the thing: I’m not really launching an startup. I’m building something
We Didn’t Start the Class War In 2024, the combined net worth of the world’s 2,781 billionaires reached $14.2 trillion. The 18 wealthiest individuals collectively held nearly $2 trillion, accounting for approximately 16% of total billionaire wealth. We didn’t choose this fight. We’re the
We have witnessed a multi-generational decline in reading comprehension. We read less, retain less of what we read, and struggle to engage in critical analysis. And if this trend continues, we risk undermining the very foundations of our society. In the bite-sized content and viral media age, too many of
I know this is going to make me sound old – but I miss the internet. The real internet. The one we used to have. Before it all got so much less – and somehow so much more – complicated. I went online for the first time around 2001. The 90s had ended,
Perverse Incentives are Poisoning the Well Think creator payouts are lifting up talent? Think again. Social media’s reward systems are driving creators into a race for views, churning out content at all costs. Here’s how it’s breaking the creator economy. Perverse incentives are the hidden traps lurking
Get insights on tech, philosophy, and the human condition.
Cynicism is the cheap seats. It’s the fast food of intellectual positions. Anyone can point at something and say it’s broken, corrupt, or destined to fail. The real challenge? Building something better. The cynic sees a proposal for change and immediately lists why it won’t work. They’
In 1941, Captain America’s first comic showed him punching out Adolf Hitler. It wasn’t a metaphor, an exploration of the complexities of international relations, or a statement: evil exists, and sometimes, you have to face it. Imagine that cover being pitched today. “But have we considered Hitler’s
Someone accused me of bias this morning. Specifically, bias against MAGA and Trump supporters. Apparently it’s disappointing to discover that I’m not the morally neutral arbiter of truth they imagined me to be. So let’s talk about it. Let’s talk about my neutrality. The accusation of
Today, I'm launching The Index - a new publication focused on thoughtful, independent journalism and editorial opinion that matters. It's always free to read, and never ad-supported. From day one, we're taking a stance that's both principled and practical. We'll
Two scenes: 1. A medieval peasant, having worked fourteen hours in the field, sits on a wooden stool watching the sunset. His mind is blank. He feels nothing in particular. 2. A modern knowledge worker, having attended eight Zoom meetings, scrolls frantically through TikTok while half-watching Netflix and messaging three
Remember that kid in high school who would suddenly discover a deep passion for whatever music the popular crowd was into that week? Meta is essentially that kid, except instead of switching between pop-punk and indie rock, they’re pivoting between political ideologies with billion-dollar implications. The backlash to Meta’
Ever notice how cultural movements peak right when they seem most unstoppable? The moment when everyone’s grandmother is talking about Bitcoin, or your local coffee shop starts accepting Dogecoin, or your aunt who still uses AOL email asks you about NFTs — that’s usually when you should start looking
The numbers tell us what we already feel in our bones: we are a society coming apart at the seams. In 1983, around 75% of 30-year-old Americans had married, nearly half owned homes, and most lived independently with their own families. Forty years later, these pillars of stability have crumbled.
In 1877, Cornelius Vanderbilt had a dying wish: “Keep the money together.” He might as well have asked water to flow uphill. Within a few generations, one of history’s greatest fortunes had largely evaporated. The mansions were demolished or turned into museums. The railroad empire slipped from family control.
You’re given complete control over speech regulation in a small nation. You can either ban all politically controversial speech or allow complete freedom of expression. The choice is yours. The catch? You must choose before knowing which political faction will hold power for the next century. This is essentially
Think about what you’re doing: furiously defending billionaires in Twitter threads, dissecting celebrity breakups like they’re your own family drama, knowing every detail of a streamer’s life down to their coffee order, and fighting endless wars with other fans over people who don’t know you exist.
We need to talk about the doomers and the attention economy they’ve built. Not because they’re entirely wrong — from climate change to political extremism, a lot of their concerns are valid — but because they’ve created something extraordinary: a perpetual motion machine powered by anxiety. Let’s call