Tag: culture

All the articles with the tag "culture".

• Return and Recognition: The Meaning of Homecoming

  Published:Aug 16, 2025 |  at 12:00 AM

  Why homecoming still matters in a world of everywhere fans

• How Frontier LLMs Perceive Status

  Published:Aug 1, 2025 |  at 06:00 AM

  Frontier LLMs were asked to generate high‑status objects and activities, then score them. The results show a shared core of prestige signals and where models diverge as temperature rises.

• The Comfort Paradox

  Published:Jul 31, 2025 |  at 12:00 PM

  Modern life optimizes for frictionlessness. This essay outlines how calibrated difficulty builds capacity, why incentives drive adoption, and how to design for readiness without moralizing.

• The Squandered Promise of the Vibe Shift

  Published:Mar 20, 2025 |  at 10:00 AM

  Two recent vibe shifts promised radically different futures—one driven by innovation, merit, and agency, and the other by vague ideals of fairness through destruction. Tragically, we're choosing the wrong path, risking historical mistakes.

• The Case for a European Dream

  Published:Mar 2, 2025 |  at 12:00 PM

  Exploring Europe's lack of a compelling shared narrative, why it matters, and how crafting a credible European Dream can unleash Europe's dormant potential.

• How Ideas Hijack Our Minds

  Published:Feb 7, 2025 |  at 12:00 PM

  An exploration of memetics, how ideas spread and compete, and the cultural engineering that shapes our beliefs and behaviors.