Author: bjornfonden
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On Wisdom vs Technology
“There is a long-distance race on between humanity’s technological capability, which is like a stallion galloping across the fields, and humanity’s wisdom, which is more like a foal on unsteady legs” This is the challenge we have to resolve.
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The Value of Time
you assert that you know the value of time and are afraid to waste it. you fail to perceive that it is a greater waste of time to use it ill than to do nothing
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Built on a lie
Everything you take for granted Will soon be gone All the things you enjoy Have been built on a lie
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A Good Person
You don’t do good things because you are a good person You become a good person by doing good things.
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Is the Planet on mute?
Our planet is trying to tell us something. But we don’t seem to be listening. Now is the time to mobilise, now is the time to act, now is the time to deliver. Let’s put Planet Earth on the loud speaker. For the future of humanity.
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It is Not Enough to Fight for the Land
“One final paragraph of advice: do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am – a reluctant enthusiast….a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you…
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The World is a Museum of Passion Projects
As you become an adult, you realize that things around you weren’t just always there; people made them happen. But only recently have I started to internalize how much tenacity everything requires. That hotel, that park, that railway. The world is a museum of passion projects. Everything around me was someone’s lifework. by @collision –…
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Will AI Lead to Mass Unemployment?
Listen to the CEO of @Anthropic highlight what I’ve said for a long time. AI will lead to 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (up to 50% of entry-level white-collar work in next 5 years) and sharply rising inequality unless policy and regulation quickly steps in. The shift is happening much faster than technological changes of the past, leaving…
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The End of the Future — And a New Vision for Our World
Crisis-Fueled Consumption: Between Collapse and Escape In an age defined by climate emergencies, geopolitical instability, technological acceleration, and the unraveling of old systems, a new kind of consumption has taken root. It’s no longer just about status or material success — it’s about coping. A quiet sense of disillusionment runs underneath our choices: if the…
bjornfonden, 2026 