Better Offline

Managing The Situation

September 9, 2026·17 min·4-min readsolotechnology
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Society consistently manages systemic crises rather than solving them, preserving the status quo at the expense of real progress. This pattern now extends to the AI industry, where unsustainable financial commitments, circular funding, and media complicity are setting the stage for a coll

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Ed ZitronAdam Curtis

Books

Hypernormalizationby Adam Curtis

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OpenAIAnthropicNVIDIAAmazon Web Services

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceFuture Of WorkTech Industry

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