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The Future, Now and Then
A newsletter that mixes insights from the history of the digital future (#WIREDarchive) with observations and rants about the state of politics today. Basically a blog for your inbox.
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Yeah, so... Substack, I'm out.
The Polymarket partnership is the last straw.
You Can't Make Me Vibecode
On the historical parallels between vibecoding and open source
We are all going to regret Kalshi and Polymarket.
Gambling should be like cigarettes: Legal but inaccessible.
On Crypto Crashes and Fake Money
When the cryptocurrency ecosystem sheds $2 trillion, we should pause to notice where it went.
Jeff Bezos, Moral Cretin
What the decay of the Washington Post says about the future of the journalism industry
What comes next, if Claude Code is as good as people say.
We know how this turns out. First comes the novelty, then comes the corrosion.
The Long Shadow of January 6th
On the failure to hold power to account.
The Future, Now and Then: 2025 in review
A look back, and a look forward
Some 2026 Predictions
I think we've made it past rock bottom?