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interpretation

week 2 / 2026: ... and the circus leaves town

week 2 / 2026: ... and the circus leaves town

Reading round-up: Rodney Brooks reassesses his own AI predictions; Dan Wang holds forth on China (and everything else); Bruce Sterling reports from the depths of the multitool rabbit-hole; an anthology of stories in homage to J G Ballard.
Paul Graham Raven Jan 11, 2026
week 01 / 2026: the medium is the maxxage

week 01 / 2026: the medium is the maxxage

Reading round-up: the (temporary?) end of completion; the four laws of media; the failure of USian political science; and the end-game paths of the risk-maxxing paradigm.
Paul Graham Raven Jan 4, 2026
week 39 / 2025: staying with various troubles

week 39 / 2025: staying with various troubles

Utopias and dystopias are equally open to interpretation, as are all narratives of futurity. That's why, for me, the name of the game is to portray the messiness of hopes and fears alongside each other...
Paul Graham Raven Sep 28, 2025

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