Why are you still on those platforms? “Those of us who study online culture like to use the phrase, “Twitter is not real life.” But as we saw yet again this week, when the digital discourses fostered on services like… Read More »Social Media Is Literally Killing Us
Je to kultúra. Ako väčšinou. “Európskej únii na jednej strane chýba otvorený trhový priestor na súťaž nápadov a projektov, ktorý brzdí predovšetkým rozsiahla miera regulácií a podrobného výkazníctva, na druhej strane nemá k dispozícii neobmedzenú politickú silu, ktorá by centrálne… Read More »Čo stojí za dominanciou Pekingu v postfosílnych technológiách
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I love this Wired series.
Maybe it is just different values and culture. “China may simply see things differently. It’s possible that the Chinese government has decided that the profits of companies like Alibaba and Tencent come more from rents than from actual value added… Read More »Why is China smashing its tech industry?
Why having one strong leader is always bad in the end. “When you have a leader that strong, it creates a lot of big risks for a country — even one as large, productive, and technologically advanced as China. These… Read More »Xi Jinping is the main thing holding China back
Will status quo prevail or not? “If the expected destruction from war rises faster than the value of controlling Taiwan, that widens the bracket, creating more and more buffer room for the status quo. Some of you will recognize this… Read More »The prospects for war with China: Why I see a serious chance of World War III in the next decade
A bit older one but still insightful. “Food and fuel are generally the most crucial imports — people can do without the latest iPhone, or a new car, but they can’t really do without food and transportation. And since lots… Read More »Why Sri Lanka is having an economic crisis
It is not good for a lot.of stuff, but it is good if you want to build shit. “There isn’t a single answer to the question about why China can move fast and why we can’t, but Wang offers one… Read More »Why China can build so quickly and America can’t
How we got here after decades of stability. “Production workers in rich countries lost out big-time, but this was a price our country was willing to pay. America and our rich-world allies went from being the world’s workshop to being… Read More »The end of the system of the world