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Homo Universalis I write and read about how technology reshapes our being-in-the-world and what remains uniquely human in an age of intelligent machines.
"When machines speak with our voices, see with our eyes, and think with our logic, what will we have left to truly call our own?"

Perhaps resonance—authentic connection no algorithm can replicate.

What remains uniquely human?

wirwar.substack.com/p/technology...
June 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
What if technology could enrich rather than reduce? Connect rather than alienate?

The a church-turned-factory-turned-cultural center—reveals the possibility of integrating the sacred, technological, and human.

"Technology of the Holy Spirit": wirwar.substack.com/p/technology...
June 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
My grandfather's concept: "the technology of the Holy Spirit."

What if tech could be designed:
- to connect, not control
- to enrich, not reduce
- for resonance, not manipulation?

More on this possibility: wirwar.substack.com/p/technology...
June 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
When we started mistranslating Aristotle around 800 years ago, we lost this wisdom. Now our AI mirrors our mechanistic thinking back at us.

Time to remember: wirwar.substack.com/p/the-lost-l...
The Lost Language of Becoming
How a Translation Error Shaped Our World
wirwar.substack.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"Our challenge is existential, not technological: navigating a world where the instrumental grows powerful while the essential grows elusive."

In this tension lies our opportunity to rediscover humanity.

From "Crisis of Meaning": wirwar.substack.com/p/part-iii-t...
June 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Meaning crisis manifests on 3 levels:

1. Individual: Identity when AI outperforms us
2. Organizational: Purpose beyond efficiency
3. Societal: Rethinking social organization

Not just philosophy—strategic imperative.

wirwar.substack.com/p/part-iii-t...
June 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
When we reduce everything to resources to be optimized, what essential human qualities are we forgetting?

Heidegger's "forgetting of Being" feels increasingly urgent in our AI age.

What can't be instrumentalized?

Read more: wirwar.substack.com/p/the-forget...
The Forgetting of Being
The Forgotten Basic Question in Our Technological Era
wirwar.substack.com
June 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
"The best strategic thinking integrates analytical capability with intuitive wisdom."

From Odysseus to modern AI leaders—the challenge remains: balance calculation with empathy.

The answer isn't choosing, but synthesis.

wirwar.substack.com/p/part-i-fro...
June 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Coltrane: Mathematical harmony enabling improvisation.
Xenakis: Precise calculations creating emotional depth.

Both reveal how structure and freedom are partners, not opponents.

A crucial insight for our technological age.

wirwar.substack.com/p/giant-step...
June 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The greatest strategists balanced calculation with empathy:
- Odysseus: cunning + wisdom
- Machiavelli: fox + lion
- Coltrane: math + improvisation

How do you integrate these opposing modes in your decisions?

From "Odysseus to AI": wirwar.substack.com/p/part-i-fro...
June 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Organizations follow thermodynamic laws just like cooling coffee.

Information entropy: refined systems → labyrinths, context loss, technical debt.

Not poor management—physics at work. This recognition brings clarity, not despair.

wirwar.substack.com/p/the-inevit...
June 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Cooling coffee. Messy desk. Complicated organizations.

All manifestations of the same principle: entropy.

Where do you see entropy's effects most clearly in your life or work?

wirwar.substack.com/p/the-inevit...
May 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Five waves creating our perfect storm of complexity:

1. Technological: AI as utility
2. Geopolitical: Techno-sovereignty
3. Ecological: Integration imperative
4. Socio-demographic: Restructuring
5. Existential: Meaning crisis

Each amplifies the others.

wirwar.substack.com/p/part-ii-th...
Part II: The Five Waves of Transformation
A Strategic Compass in Turbulent Times
wirwar.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:31 AM