john verdon
@johnverdon.bsky.social
Foresight Shaman, Mytho-poet
un-disciplined mind - Curious interstitial forager, Dharma Bum
Focused on the alchemy of cultural change
Re-Imagining the Local
un-disciplined mind - Curious interstitial forager, Dharma Bum
Focused on the alchemy of cultural change
Re-Imagining the Local
Inflation is a signal that nominal spending is outrunning the economy’s ability to produce real goods and services.
susanborden.substack.com/p/kenneth-ro...
susanborden.substack.com/p/kenneth-ro...
Kenneth Rogoff Is (Almost) Right About the Importance of Inflation but Entirely Wrong About its Management
America’s debt problem is not what Foreign Affairs thinks it is.
susanborden.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Inflation is a signal that nominal spending is outrunning the economy’s ability to produce real goods and services.
susanborden.substack.com/p/kenneth-ro...
susanborden.substack.com/p/kenneth-ro...
really -
it's on -
an edge right -
now -
still -
starring -
waiting -
fore what's -
next -
and you -
reason -
as a-nation -
#micropoem
it's on -
an edge right -
now -
still -
starring -
waiting -
fore what's -
next -
and you -
reason -
as a-nation -
#micropoem
January 7, 2026 at 3:09 AM
really -
it's on -
an edge right -
now -
still -
starring -
waiting -
fore what's -
next -
and you -
reason -
as a-nation -
#micropoem
it's on -
an edge right -
now -
still -
starring -
waiting -
fore what's -
next -
and you -
reason -
as a-nation -
#micropoem
January 5, 2026 at 1:31 AM
January 5, 2026 at 12:08 AM
there is -
something -
root -
in-redemption -
faith-in -
a-generative -
un-i-verse -
of-ever-lutions -
space-times -
of impermanence -
is-sings of life -
in-meta-bowl-isms -
of living-becoming -
decoming-beings -
re-coming-else -
#micropoem
something -
root -
in-redemption -
faith-in -
a-generative -
un-i-verse -
of-ever-lutions -
space-times -
of impermanence -
is-sings of life -
in-meta-bowl-isms -
of living-becoming -
decoming-beings -
re-coming-else -
#micropoem
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 AM
there is -
something -
root -
in-redemption -
faith-in -
a-generative -
un-i-verse -
of-ever-lutions -
space-times -
of impermanence -
is-sings of life -
in-meta-bowl-isms -
of living-becoming -
decoming-beings -
re-coming-else -
#micropoem
something -
root -
in-redemption -
faith-in -
a-generative -
un-i-verse -
of-ever-lutions -
space-times -
of impermanence -
is-sings of life -
in-meta-bowl-isms -
of living-becoming -
decoming-beings -
re-coming-else -
#micropoem
associational -
reasoning -
like -
sun is yellow -
flower is yellow -
they share -
qualities of -
of yellowness -
are ai -
like ghosts -
of associational -
logic fore-pattern -
detect-shuns -
predict-able -
next comes -
hallucinations -
ghosts -
of reasonings -
#micropoem
reasoning -
like -
sun is yellow -
flower is yellow -
they share -
qualities of -
of yellowness -
are ai -
like ghosts -
of associational -
logic fore-pattern -
detect-shuns -
predict-able -
next comes -
hallucinations -
ghosts -
of reasonings -
#micropoem
December 30, 2025 at 5:31 AM
associational -
reasoning -
like -
sun is yellow -
flower is yellow -
they share -
qualities of -
of yellowness -
are ai -
like ghosts -
of associational -
logic fore-pattern -
detect-shuns -
predict-able -
next comes -
hallucinations -
ghosts -
of reasonings -
#micropoem
reasoning -
like -
sun is yellow -
flower is yellow -
they share -
qualities of -
of yellowness -
are ai -
like ghosts -
of associational -
logic fore-pattern -
detect-shuns -
predict-able -
next comes -
hallucinations -
ghosts -
of reasonings -
#micropoem
Honest Signals: How They Shape Our World
Lots of human behavior can be reliably predicted from unconscious communication mechanisms. These unconscious social signals form a separate communication network.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL31...
Lots of human behavior can be reliably predicted from unconscious communication mechanisms. These unconscious social signals form a separate communication network.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL31...
Honest Signals: How They Shape Our World
YouTube video by Microsoft Research
www.youtube.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Honest Signals: How They Shape Our World
Lots of human behavior can be reliably predicted from unconscious communication mechanisms. These unconscious social signals form a separate communication network.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL31...
Lots of human behavior can be reliably predicted from unconscious communication mechanisms. These unconscious social signals form a separate communication network.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL31...
Reposted by john verdon
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
December 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
December 27, 2025 at 6:13 AM
December 27, 2025 at 5:42 AM
the world -
is -
so weird -
a-density -
of scope-scale -
of gossip-gathering -
phase-transitioning -
from a-village-local -
to a-cosmological-local -
and liminal-interfaces -
transition -
through thresh-olds -
of babel-ing -
streams -
#micropoem
is -
so weird -
a-density -
of scope-scale -
of gossip-gathering -
phase-transitioning -
from a-village-local -
to a-cosmological-local -
and liminal-interfaces -
transition -
through thresh-olds -
of babel-ing -
streams -
#micropoem
December 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
the world -
is -
so weird -
a-density -
of scope-scale -
of gossip-gathering -
phase-transitioning -
from a-village-local -
to a-cosmological-local -
and liminal-interfaces -
transition -
through thresh-olds -
of babel-ing -
streams -
#micropoem
is -
so weird -
a-density -
of scope-scale -
of gossip-gathering -
phase-transitioning -
from a-village-local -
to a-cosmological-local -
and liminal-interfaces -
transition -
through thresh-olds -
of babel-ing -
streams -
#micropoem
perhaps politicians should -
never lead -
perhaps they should -
represent -
and we -
should have -
the means -
for reliable -
measuring -
of what we have -
available -
then we can -
provision -
ourselves -
with whatever -
we have people -
and resources to do -
#micropoem
never lead -
perhaps they should -
represent -
and we -
should have -
the means -
for reliable -
measuring -
of what we have -
available -
then we can -
provision -
ourselves -
with whatever -
we have people -
and resources to do -
#micropoem
December 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM
perhaps politicians should -
never lead -
perhaps they should -
represent -
and we -
should have -
the means -
for reliable -
measuring -
of what we have -
available -
then we can -
provision -
ourselves -
with whatever -
we have people -
and resources to do -
#micropoem
never lead -
perhaps they should -
represent -
and we -
should have -
the means -
for reliable -
measuring -
of what we have -
available -
then we can -
provision -
ourselves -
with whatever -
we have people -
and resources to do -
#micropoem
"Economics limps along with one foot in untested hypotheses and the other in untestable slogans."
-Joan Robinson
-Joan Robinson
December 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
"Economics limps along with one foot in untested hypotheses and the other in untestable slogans."
-Joan Robinson
-Joan Robinson
sigh -
it's become -
self-evident -
that algorithmic -
attractors -
are ever-moore -
craven -
in using -
just -
causes -
to shape -
attending -
toward -
in-closure -
#micropoem
it's become -
self-evident -
that algorithmic -
attractors -
are ever-moore -
craven -
in using -
just -
causes -
to shape -
attending -
toward -
in-closure -
#micropoem
December 24, 2025 at 5:05 AM
sigh -
it's become -
self-evident -
that algorithmic -
attractors -
are ever-moore -
craven -
in using -
just -
causes -
to shape -
attending -
toward -
in-closure -
#micropoem
it's become -
self-evident -
that algorithmic -
attractors -
are ever-moore -
craven -
in using -
just -
causes -
to shape -
attending -
toward -
in-closure -
#micropoem
argues -
institution-centric -
rules-of-the-games -
and professional-bodies -
judging measures -
of lawful-standards -
to protect us all -
with reliable -
competence -
for social trust -
a lb -
is a lb -
on every scale -
with every judge -
#micropoem
institution-centric -
rules-of-the-games -
and professional-bodies -
judging measures -
of lawful-standards -
to protect us all -
with reliable -
competence -
for social trust -
a lb -
is a lb -
on every scale -
with every judge -
#micropoem
December 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
argues -
institution-centric -
rules-of-the-games -
and professional-bodies -
judging measures -
of lawful-standards -
to protect us all -
with reliable -
competence -
for social trust -
a lb -
is a lb -
on every scale -
with every judge -
#micropoem
institution-centric -
rules-of-the-games -
and professional-bodies -
judging measures -
of lawful-standards -
to protect us all -
with reliable -
competence -
for social trust -
a lb -
is a lb -
on every scale -
with every judge -
#micropoem
there is -
not -
a-part -
that's not -
a-part -
of a-whole -
and every-other -
part -
and attracted with -
entangling -
relational-waves -
patterns -
n-scope -
n-scale -
and that's complexity -
with-or -
with-out -
n-finity -
#micropoem
not -
a-part -
that's not -
a-part -
of a-whole -
and every-other -
part -
and attracted with -
entangling -
relational-waves -
patterns -
n-scope -
n-scale -
and that's complexity -
with-or -
with-out -
n-finity -
#micropoem
December 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
there is -
not -
a-part -
that's not -
a-part -
of a-whole -
and every-other -
part -
and attracted with -
entangling -
relational-waves -
patterns -
n-scope -
n-scale -
and that's complexity -
with-or -
with-out -
n-finity -
#micropoem
not -
a-part -
that's not -
a-part -
of a-whole -
and every-other -
part -
and attracted with -
entangling -
relational-waves -
patterns -
n-scope -
n-scale -
and that's complexity -
with-or -
with-out -
n-finity -
#micropoem
it is -
still -
deeply interesting -
to sense-out -
any rigorous -
claim -
on reality -
then wander -
about -
similar patterns -
maps-in other -
domains -
inter-preyed-able -
with owned -
biases -
charities -
and hilarities -
#micropoem
still -
deeply interesting -
to sense-out -
any rigorous -
claim -
on reality -
then wander -
about -
similar patterns -
maps-in other -
domains -
inter-preyed-able -
with owned -
biases -
charities -
and hilarities -
#micropoem
December 22, 2025 at 6:12 AM
it is -
still -
deeply interesting -
to sense-out -
any rigorous -
claim -
on reality -
then wander -
about -
similar patterns -
maps-in other -
domains -
inter-preyed-able -
with owned -
biases -
charities -
and hilarities -
#micropoem
still -
deeply interesting -
to sense-out -
any rigorous -
claim -
on reality -
then wander -
about -
similar patterns -
maps-in other -
domains -
inter-preyed-able -
with owned -
biases -
charities -
and hilarities -
#micropoem
traditional remedies have increasingly being shown to work, and deserve more attention and research, according to a World Health Organization
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘A potential treasure trove’: World Health Organization to explore benefits of traditional medicines
UN body to study possibility of integrating centuries-old practices into mainstream healthcare
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
traditional remedies have increasingly being shown to work, and deserve more attention and research, according to a World Health Organization
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Each platform is designed to maximize the time users spend on the platform. The more people join, and the longer people keep engaging, the more ads the platform can serve
newpublic.substack.com/p/we-need-a-...
newpublic.substack.com/p/we-need-a-...
👊💰 We need a revolution in social media business models
Deepti Doshi on the business incentives underlying social media
newpublic.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Each platform is designed to maximize the time users spend on the platform. The more people join, and the longer people keep engaging, the more ads the platform can serve
newpublic.substack.com/p/we-need-a-...
newpublic.substack.com/p/we-need-a-...
causes -
selling-bonds -
increases -
the spending-of -
public-money -
reversing -
an-issuing of -
money directly -
to people -
bonds take -
the money out -
of the economy -
and paying -
for the storage -
a-way -
to neuter -
a-democracy -
#micropom
selling-bonds -
increases -
the spending-of -
public-money -
reversing -
an-issuing of -
money directly -
to people -
bonds take -
the money out -
of the economy -
and paying -
for the storage -
a-way -
to neuter -
a-democracy -
#micropom
December 20, 2025 at 4:17 AM
causes -
selling-bonds -
increases -
the spending-of -
public-money -
reversing -
an-issuing of -
money directly -
to people -
bonds take -
the money out -
of the economy -
and paying -
for the storage -
a-way -
to neuter -
a-democracy -
#micropom
selling-bonds -
increases -
the spending-of -
public-money -
reversing -
an-issuing of -
money directly -
to people -
bonds take -
the money out -
of the economy -
and paying -
for the storage -
a-way -
to neuter -
a-democracy -
#micropom