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Scott Smith
@changeist.bsky.social
1.1K followers 240 following 2.1K posts
Futurist, Managing Partner: changeist.com. Barcelona-based. Lapsed commentator. Plot machine. Author: “How to Future” (2020) howtofuture.com | “Future Cultures” (2023) futureculturesbook.com Reviews and previews: collisiondetector.com
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 2h
European/UK friends: are you more likely to attend an online event in early December, or mid-December?
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 1d
There was no horizon.
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Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 2d
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/
hammancheez.bsky.social
hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 2d
"The chancellor approved it"
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 1d
Rewatching Poltergeist. Definitely #teamclown
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 2d
Did you sign them?
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 2d
Betteridge’s Law strikes again.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 3d
If the AI finance bubble pops, does your Substack make a sound?
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 3d
Today’s Torment Nexus. The speculative fiction writes itself. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
The E.P.A. Followed Up on an Unusual Request About Abortion Pills
www.nytimes.com
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 3d
Uh oh, the Times is here to spoil Zaho. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/a...
She’s Like Édith Piaf (but With Techno and Teen Angst)
www.nytimes.com
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 4d
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 4d
Frankly insulted my family wasn’t invited to audition.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 4d
We have always been just real estate.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 4d
Zing! Working for democracy, no less. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela
US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee
www.theguardian.com
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 4d
Fun to watch the justice system run on the “I know you are but what am I” principle.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 4d
A royal advising on social disconnection is (excuse me) a bit rich.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 4d
Also sponsoring relevant museum content (see bottom)
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 5d
Sam Altman is the real Secretary of the Treasury. And Fed chairman.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 6d
D4 damage, match
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 6d
It's that daggone Biden economy. www.wsj.com/business/aut...
America Keeps Adding EV Chargers. Will There Be More Drivers to Use Them?
The number of fast-charging ports​ in the U.S. has surged after a two-year construction spree—just as electric​-vehicles​ sales are expected to plunge​.
www.wsj.com
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 7d
The Economist ran a long-read feature on this exact same story 2 months ago. Feels a bit lame to rehash it as another long-read. Which one will get the Netflix/breathless podcast treatment?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o.... www.economist.com/1843/2025/08...
The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist
The long read: Between 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries across Europe. Were the thieves merely low-level opportunists, or were bi...
www.theguardian.com
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 7d
@klingebeil.bsky.social?
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Frank Swain @frank-swain.bsky.social · 7d
Has anyone written something good on the role of journalism in an age of AI/agent search? Page views are crashing as readers turn to AI summaries for their info. Does this mean that the future of journalism is writing content easily digestible by AI crawlers? Are journalists all stringers now?
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 7d
I think the technical term for all of these deals cumulatively is “circle jerk” on.ft.com/3VR0B9G
OpenAI targets 10% AMD stake via multibillion-dollar chip deal
Latest circular transaction aims to make ChatGPT maker central to the effort to build a huge AI infrastructure
on.ft.com
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 7d
on.ft.com/4pTQ3US America is now one big bet on AI
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 8d
@scoxsmith.bsky.social called this one months ago.
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Kevin Carson 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇹🇯 @kevincarson1.bsky.social · 8d
Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border ino.to/agDxSX2
Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border
“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."
ino.to
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 8d
Just sent my kid a Valerie Giscard d’Estaing GIF and my work is done here.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 8d
Just watching the rare YouTube video right now and realizing how, despite being extremely online since the BBS days, I rarely watch video or listen to podcasts. I feel OK with that.
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