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Reclaiming ownership in the age of 'smart' machines
A Canadian tractor builder is tapping into something far bigger than agriculture: the growing realization that modern technology increasingly serves…
May 16
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When wrong becomes right
How small acts of justified wrongdoing reveal a much larger collapse in how we think about ethics.
May 12
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Notes from the edge of civilization: May 10, 2026
Project Freedom... Plus!; no child support, no passport; apocalypse early warning system; who's "Cliff from Las Vegas?"; Hantavirus dancing nurses in…
May 10
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What happens when young people stop believing in their financial future?
Hanna Horvath joins Collapse Life to unpack the deeper story behind money trauma, collapsing trust, and the emotional consequences of life in an…
May 9
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'Money trauma': slippery slope to a cashless society?
A look at what might happen when the language of healing begins to overlap with the language of policy.
May 7
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Notes from the edge of civilization: May 3, 2026
BoJo says birth rate decline is a blessing; AI-first fighting force; markets go parabolic while Grandich goes viral; Gen Z heads to church.
May 3
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A deeper look at what lies behind 'Universal High Income'
As Courtenay Turner explains, beneath the language of automated abundance lies a very different kind of structure — one that raises some very hard…
May 2
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Prediction markets have democratized insider trading
Once the purview of pinstriped millionaires trading merger tips over steak dinners, it's now possible for anyone with a cellphone to cash out in hours…
Apr 30
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Notes from the edge of civilization: April 26, 2026
Welcome to Donnyland?; broken social contract, UK style; analog in agriculture is back, baby!
Apr 26
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Five news headlines that vanished quickly
These major stories dominated the news… but have since gone quiet. In the interest of staying on top of the stories behind the stories, here's an update…
Apr 25
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Notes from the edge of civilization: April 19, 2026
Flying increasingly unfriendly skies; AI slop just met its match: Real slop; Extend and pretend is hitting main street; Squirrels everywhere.
Apr 19
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The metals supply crunch hiding in plain sight
The materials that power modern life are running short — and rebuilding supply could take a generation.
Apr 18
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