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You Can’t Opt Out of AI. You Never Could.
99% of Americans used AI last week. 64% of them swear they don’t use it at all. One of those numbers is a measurement. The other is you doing the…
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For the first time since 1996, the world's central banks hold more gold than American debt. The number is a footnote. The motive is the hinge.
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The Cloud Has to Land Somewhere
Whose water, whose power, whose backyard? Inside the real cost of the $650 billion AI buildout—and the fight against it.
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This Isn't a Recession. It's Worse.
The cushion runs out in August. The CEOs already know. Here's what is actually happening to the American economy — and the question no politician has…
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Running With The Devil
I just replaced twenty-one people for $200 a month with the technology that might cure cancer, find fusion, or end the species. The political class is…
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The Shattered World Series

Light Shines Through | Chapter 6 - Jake
The Shattered World Series | Book 1
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Light Shines Through | Chapter 5 - Jackie
The Shattered World Series | Book 1
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Light Shines Through | Chapter 4 - Sharon
The Shattered World Series (Book 1)
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Light Shines Through | Interstitial - Cascadia
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Light Shines Through | Chapter 3 - Jackie
The Shattered World Series (Book 1)
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Light Shines Through | Chapter 2 - Jake
The Shattered World Series (Book 1)
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Light Shines Through | Chapter 1 - Sharon
The Shattered World Series (Book 1)
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Light Shines Through | Prologue - João
The Shattered World (Book 1)
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Introducing The Shattered World Series
I've been writing a novel for years, trying to outpace current events. I'm publishing it here first.
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Speculative narratives exploring the same structural forces discussed in The Hinge.
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A world torn apart by war, poverty, and mutual distrust is balanced on the edge of renewed conflict or a technological breakthrough unlike anything humanity has ever seen.
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Personal essays written in cold fury—opinion, prosecution, and call to arms from outside the analytical frame of The Hinge.
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