Because thinking about the world is fun…
- AI Assistance
AI can help in all sorts of ways – going to your meetings, fighting your wars. What sort of world might we be creating if humans are freed from these tasks? - Safe havens & self-reliance
When oil shortages loom it makes sense to want our country to be more self-reliant. It seems obvious our country should rapidly install solar power and wind turbines at scale. Or does it? What makes sense for a home may not make sense for a country. - Take the wins
Sometimes I find it hard to see our wins through our losses. I obviously need to channel Donald Trump more often – he has already won the Iran war, however long it goes on for. - The road to hell…
…in our case was paved with good neighbours. Or, more specifically, razed by neighbours trying to be good. - Heads in the Sand?
NZ’s government refuses to talk about fuel rationing in the face of the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world’s oil transits. Is this like an ostrich sticking its head in the sand. Do ostriches stick their heads in the sand?

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The way you connect different topics like oil prices and government policies really made me think about how these interconnected forces shape the way we live. It’s easy to forget that even the smallest decision, like a font change in diplomatic documents, can have larger consequences.