AI ate the human internet. Now it is coming back for the fossils. Somewhere, some way, somebody out there is buying an awful lot of old books. Not Hemingway first editions or illuminated, gold-leaf manuscripts hidden in ancient monasteries. No, much stranger things you probably don’t ever think
Venture Capital
Founders ask VCs. VCs ask LPs. Somewhere above them, someone richer is still saying no. A personal essay about money, status, bad pitches, conditional affection, and the strange humility of asking for capital.
AI
I once played live music for a Russian oligarch who never once looked at the stage. That gig is where this piece on Suno, copyright, and the AFM's lawsuit against Warner and Universal begins.
Surveillance
The 2026 World Cup became a global test bed for facial recognition, robot dogs, counter-drone systems, and surveillance infrastructure built to last.
From homeless anti-capitalist to venture capitalist, a personal essay on power, hypocrisy, and the unresolved question of whether capital can be used with a conscience.
News
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