Introduction At the time of writing this, the 2024 US presidential election is just around the corner. With Trump facing off against Harris, it is a...
Continue reading...Allowing the World Brain to Influence my Daily Decisions
A while ago I joined the waitlist for Illumicrate and Fairyloot, two monthly subscription services that provide special editions of recently released books. I didn’t have...
Continue reading...TikTok is not a credible source, and you should feel bad if you use it like one.
Early Google As I was growing up, I was always told to Google something if I didn’t have the answer to a question. As Google was...
Continue reading...Algocracy: Government by Algorithm
I am a simple man; when I see a cat video coming by on YouTube shorts recommendations I click on it. For a whole 25 seconds,...
Continue reading...Does the human brain degrade, while The World Brain progresses?
Recently, I realised that watching a full movie seems like a task and not a pleasure for me. I am not even mentioning reading or studying...
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The World Brain Rot
Reading about someone’s tattoo artist, keeping up with current world events, discovering a car heaven in Japan, or learning more about healthy and affordable food, we...
Continue reading...TikTok, The Ultimate Echo Chamber
The other day, I asked my friends if they had heard of a particular TikTok trend — a sound that had been playing on repeat on...
Continue reading...How does the world brain worsen the vulnerable people?
When new technologies emerge they benefit different groups at different times. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) initially provided an advantage to software developers, who gained access to...
Continue reading...Google pay and Google’s increased acces to us
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The Old Money Aesthetic in New Times
After the pandemic, “old money” iconography has invaded social media, particularly TikTok, Pinterest and Instagram, platforms based on visual content. The old money trend describes a...
Continue reading...The Good and Bad that Comes from Knowledge
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Technological evolution meets modern medicine: Neuralink’s brain chip
Back in the day, the idea of controlling computers with our minds seemed just far from reality. The only times we saw something like that was...
Continue reading...We think we’re so smart now
Last year I wanted to go to a museum with my friends. The night before, I slept at my mom’s place but I found out I...
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Last week, I was talking with a friend who works in astronomy. He’s on the IT side of large, decade-spanning projects, and he told me that...
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In 2022, when the international travel restriction was finally lifted after COVID-19, I visited artist Lu Yang’s first solo show in the Zabludowicz Collection in London....
Continue reading...THERE ARE BUGS UNDER YOUR SKIN, and being scared of the number 7
Another week, another day in which I am sitting in my room, in front of my computer, spinning a record as I type. This week’s pick...
Continue reading...The Most Addictive Language-Learning App: Duolingo
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How did the ‘World Brain’ fail to help me?
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Unpacking the Trend of Cozy Gaming
Earlier this year, on April 14th, YouTube featured a special logo (also known as a Yoodle) to celebrate the ‘cozy gaming community’. I’ve never been much...
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