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@… It seems there’s a problem with accessing mail on runbox.com. I can’t log in with Apple Mail, iOS, or with webmail…

I’m pretty sure the tech broligarchs supported Trump because they thought he would make it easier for them to become even richer. I wonder how the discussions between them are as they see Trumps illegal and insane international «incursions» are going to cost them markets and profits as the rest of the world turns away from US-based products and services…

From myth to machine: The technological evolution of storytelling https://bigthink.com/books/the-technological-evolution-of-human-storytelling/

The US Is a Weakened and Dangerous Empire https://jacobin.com/2026/01/us-trump-imperialism-decline-venezuela/

The US Is a Weakened and Dangerous Empire
The kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is a crude act of Trumpian aggression. Yet it also illustrates the US leadership’s weakness, as it moves to lock down control of the Western Hemisphere.

A modest proposal for the use of AI https://crookedtimber.org/2026/02/04/a-modest-proposal-for-the-use-of-ai/

The philosophy of indoctrination and how to fix it https://bigthink.com/mini-philosophy/the-philosophy-of-indoctrination-and-how-to-fix-it/

The philosophy of indoctrination and how to fix it
Indoctrination is not about intelligence or the belief itself. It's about seeing any alternative as an enemy or as a a test of faith.

In Which Cory Doctorow Channels James Madison https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/01/05/which-cory-doctorow-channels-james

In Which Cory Doctorow Channels James Madison
Ignore the poop emoji on the cover. This one’s a winner.

Europe’s failure to condemn Trump’s illegal aggression in Venezuela isn’t just wrong – it’s stupid https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/06/europe-venezuela-donald-trump-vladimir-putin?CMP=Share_iOSAp…

Well. So this is where we are now, is it? I mean, I’ve read a lot of dystopian science fiction and so this is not unexpected—but so soon? I thought we had a couple of more years. @… https://

Ok, so this is kinda interesting, but we don’t need another pop-sci personality profile. Instead, people could read up on Albert Bandura’s theory of self-efficiacy, and how the belief in abilities being changable through our own actions—as also described by Carol Dweck’s growth mindset—is a characteristic of high self-efficiacy.
Why your IQ no longer matters in the era of AI

Why your IQ no longer matters in the era of AI
Your real competitive edge isn’t how smart you are — it’s how quickly you can reinvent yourself when the rules change.