Pete Dempsey
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Shortly before I finished edits on MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER, an economist warned me against proposing a wealth tax with a cap on maximum net worth. He told me it was too unpopular and people would say I was out of touch with reality. I seriously considered listening to him.
I'm really glad I didn't.
I'm really glad I didn't.
"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
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December 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Shortly before I finished edits on MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER, an economist warned me against proposing a wealth tax with a cap on maximum net worth. He told me it was too unpopular and people would say I was out of touch with reality. I seriously considered listening to him.
I'm really glad I didn't.
I'm really glad I didn't.
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Ep. 38: Agents in Action
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December 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
youtu.be/VAJs-Jf1wnU If you're interested in going from zero experience to AI Agent builder in one course, check out Agents in Action from Microsoft's Power Up program. The platform gives you both the training knowledge and an actual Copilot Studio environment to build and test AI Agents.
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This week’s main Better Offline episode is the audio of my panel with Cory Doctorow at the Seattle Public Library, where we talked about Enshittification and The Rot Economy. Whitney Beltràn moderated.
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Cory Doctorow and Ed Zitron on Enshittification and the Rot Economy
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 11/12/2025 · 58m
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November 12, 2025 at 6:38 AM
This week’s main Better Offline episode is the audio of my panel with Cory Doctorow at the Seattle Public Library, where we talked about Enshittification and The Rot Economy. Whitney Beltràn moderated.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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"Despite concerns about accuracy and bias, the market size of emotion AI technologies is expected to grow to nearly $450 billion by 2032."
Issues we should all be paying attention to
"Despite concerns about accuracy and bias, the market size of emotion AI technologies is expected to grow to nearly $450 billion by 2032."
Issues we should all be paying attention to
The “Privacy” Trap
Corporations are rolling out new technologies that may technically comply with data privacy laws, but actually create more ways to control and exploit workers. This brief offers concrete principles fo...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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"Despite concerns about accuracy and bias, the market size of emotion AI technologies is expected to grow to nearly $450 billion by 2032."
Issues we should all be paying attention to
"Despite concerns about accuracy and bias, the market size of emotion AI technologies is expected to grow to nearly $450 billion by 2032."
Issues we should all be paying attention to
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From @aaronrosspowell.com on integrating blogging and social media.
www.aaronrosspowell.com/3m4jmwemgkk2...
Read the whole thing, as they used to say.
www.aaronrosspowell.com/3m4jmwemgkk2...
Read the whole thing, as they used to say.
Leaflet, Blogging, and How to Fix Social Media - Aaron Ross Powell's Blog
Decentralization, network overlap, and why we should all blog, too.
www.aaronrosspowell.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
From @aaronrosspowell.com on integrating blogging and social media.
www.aaronrosspowell.com/3m4jmwemgkk2...
Read the whole thing, as they used to say.
www.aaronrosspowell.com/3m4jmwemgkk2...
Read the whole thing, as they used to say.
