Iqra 008
On Derrida, CS Lewis, the endangered Sharia, cryptoeconomics and more
An interesting exploration around the notion of a recursive literary tradition
Gravely worrying expansion of surveillance powers by the EU mega-state by maliciously undermining digital security by modifying public-key infrastructure
A paper that has caused significant waves in the investment world looking at how stocks are not necessarily a viable option for the long term
Heaven looks at six fundamental questions that he believes will dictate the future of generative AI
Short piece arguing that Jacques Derrida is not a werewolf (according to Nick Land)
Brilliant piece by Ovamir Anjum who plays the role of coroner performing a public autopsy on the Sharia
A spirited defence of CS Lewis's project - although I think its ultimately unconvincing and Tolkien remains superior in many respects, it also I think unintentionally ends up doing the opposite job of showing the reader that CS Lewis's project was ambiguous enough to be read and owned by multiple competing trends.
A primer on cognitive biases in consuming information in the digital age
Landau-Taylor on the fallacy of trying to construct AGI Timelines - convincing and persuasive
Newport channelling McLuhan and Postman in this takedown of the Technopoly
Duncan Bell's fascinating paper on Surrealist Liberalism - worth re-reading and deserves close attention - I will probably cover this in my Notes
Williams arguing that there is no alternative model to development apart from industrialization and manufacturing
Very good paper that acts as a primer on cryptoeconomics
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad has a new paper out - he tries to chart an optimistic course meandering through post-secularity, the work of William Temple and multiculturalism - lately I find myself drifting away from his project but come back to repeatedly
Nadim Kobeissi on encryption and terrorists