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@balajis : If Iran wins, it's the end of five eras. 1991-2026: the unipolar era 1974-2026: the petrodollar era 1945-2026: the postwar era 1776-2026: the union era 1492-2026: the Western era Specifically, the end of the petrodollar (1974) would also be the end of the unipolar moment (1991) and the postwar order (1945). It would mark the moment when Eurasian…
1000 Years of Technological Disruption #BofA
"When Odysseus finally returns, he reminds everyone in Ithaca of a simple truth: a man’s home is not truly his unless he is willing to fight for it."
A powerful scene in the Odyssey happens when Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca after twenty years of war and wandering. You would expect the story to end with celebration, with the hero coming home, the family reunited, and order restored. Homer does something…
"The World is a Corporation" | Mr. Beale Has Meddled With the Primal Forces of Nature | (Network, 1976) | #Geopolitics #Capitalism #Communism
The Hyperbolic Arc of Civilization
Kurzweil describes his Law of Accelerating Returns, which predicts an exponential increase in technologies like computers, genetics, nanotechnology, robotics and [artificial…
"Fine clothes may disguise you, but silly words will disclose a fool" | #NewPhilosopher Magazine Issue 50
The First Photographs Ever Taken of India (1860-1870 by Samuel Bourne) Old World Architecture
To Scale : TIME #MustWatch| 🔗 Link