What if Post Japan Depression was explained by top psychologists and a comedian—so you finally know what you’re really longing for?Introduction by Nick Sasaki. Post Japan Depression isn’t just missing a trip—it’s the shock of realizing how calm you can feel when the world stops extracting from you. When people say “I miss Japan,” I’ve learned they’re usually … [Read more...] about Post Japan Depression: Why You Miss Japan So Much
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T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land — What He Never Explained
What If T.S. Eliot Lived Next Door While Writing The Waste Land?T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land is not a poem that tries to teach you something.If anything, it does the opposite.It places you in a world where explanations no longer work the way they used to.For a long time, I approached Eliot the way most of us do — as a literary figure.A major poet.A historical … [Read more...] about T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land — What He Never Explained
2026 Business Predictions: Where the Money Really Flows
What if a group of world-class thinkers mapped where the money is heading in 2026—without hype or ideology?Introduction by Vaclav SmilEconomic change is rarely driven by novelty. It is driven by constraint.Across history, the most consequential shifts in business and technology have occurred not when new ideas appeared, but when existing systems reached … [Read more...] about 2026 Business Predictions: Where the Money Really Flows
Data Center Future: Who Controls Intelligence, Power, and Society
What if the data center future decides who feels useful—and who doesn’t?For most of human history, decisive change did not begin with ideas.It began with energy.Civilizations rose not because they imagined boldly, but because they learned how to concentrate power more effectively than those around them—first through muscle and biomass, later through coal, oil, … [Read more...] about Data Center Future: Who Controls Intelligence, Power, and Society
The Future of Money: When AI Makes Work and Income Obsolete
Introduction by Elon Musk People often think the future arrives all at once. It doesn’t.It arrives unevenly—quietly at first—then suddenly everywhere.We are living at the edge of one of those moments.For most of human history, survival required labor. Labor required coordination. Money became the system that made that coordination possible. It wasn’t … [Read more...] about The Future of Money: When AI Makes Work and Income Obsolete