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Syntropic World - restoring integrity to business and humanity
September 10th 2026 In flames and tears In flames and tears The people building AI earnestly believe that AI could kill us all by the end of this decade. In four years! We might ask: if they do believe this, why are they still building AI in a mad frenzy? But the question is not as gobsmacking as we think. The world is on fire. The ice is melting. People are dying. Whole ecosystems are collapsing. We know why. We have known for many decades. We have made many limp-wristed pretences that we...
September 9th 2026 Why is this idea so hated by so many? Why is this idea so hated by so many? “Live in the future, then build what’s missing.” Paul Graham This is the same Paul Graham who built Y Combinator in Silicon Valley and is still regarded as a godlike figure amongst the tech bros. Those handful of men who literally control the keys to everything. Every piece of data, all the tech, the digital infrastructure, what the algorithm does. If one of these men, fanboys of facsim, decides to...
September 8th 2026 A formula for authoritarianism A formula for authoritarianism You have to think you are better, smarter and more capable than anyone else. The strong man. Or, only you can do this. Or, you want it your way, and screw everyone else. You have to love dominating power. You need to be in control. And you like being right. I like to feel I am in control. I like to be right. I claim these likes, not because I want to be an authoritarian. But because I know, if I leave myself...