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ESG means technology

Russian invasion of Ukraine changed the world. Suddenly the winter came and we appeared in the desert of the Real. People and companies…

Mar 21, 2022

ESG means technology

Mar 21, 2022

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Game B vs Balaji Srinivasan — Conviviality through tech progressivism and optimalism

I want to compare two movements of sophisticated thinkers that excite me today — Game B that emerged from complexity thinkers around Santa…

Dec 22, 2021

Game B vs Balaji Srinivasan — Conviviality through tech progressivism and optimalism

Dec 22, 2021

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On simulacra, noopolitik and regenerative futures

Noopolitik shouldn’t be only about “Whose story wins” in the short term. But more about whose story is the most regenerative to our global…

Jan 31, 2021

On simulacra, noopolitik and regenerative futures

Jan 31, 2021

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On transculture, metaconcerts and hyperobjects

Recently I tried to capture some ideas from ongoing dialogues between Jordan Hall, John Vervaeke and Gregg Henriques that revolve around…

Sep 20, 2020

On transculture, metaconcerts and hyperobjects

Sep 20, 2020

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Jordan Hall’s Civium — Hacking the deep code of metaculture

I am quite excited by Civium, the new project of Jordan Hall, one of the thinkers that came up with the Game B idea.

Aug 29, 2020

Jordan Hall’s Civium — Hacking the deep code of metaculture

Aug 29, 2020

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Orthogonal Approaches of Balaji Srinivasan

Balaji Srinivasan is an accomplished inventor and investor who saw the COVID-19 pandemics very early and was tweeting about it fulltime…

Aug 9, 2020

Orthogonal Approaches of Balaji Srinivasan

Aug 9, 2020

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Opaque Renaissance — From playing Game B to taking Box B

Alchemy made a big comeback through the rise of AI governance. Suddenly black boxes are everywhere. They collect inputs, run them through…

Jul 26, 2020

Opaque Renaissance — From playing Game B to taking Box B

Jul 26, 2020

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The Talebian and Thielian Moment

The current COVID-19 pandemics allows us to witness the end of two ideas. The end of history and the end of future have both themselves…

Apr 19, 2020

The Talebian and Thielian Moment

Apr 19, 2020

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We need to accelerate Game B, while Game A decelerates in crisis

We live through the current coronavirus pandemic and see its effects on people and the economy, as globalization is decelerating. Jim Rutt…

Mar 19, 2020

We need to accelerate Game B, while Game A decelerates in crisis

Mar 19, 2020

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Utopias are hyperobjects not perfections

I got this idea over the weekend, when I listened to Tristan Harris describing climate change as a hyperobject, on another great episode…

Feb 4, 2020

Utopias are hyperobjects not perfections

Feb 4, 2020

Jakub Simek

Jakub Simek

I cofounded Sote Hub in Kenya and am interested in technological progressivism, complexity, mental models and memetic tribes.

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