# Ignorance

Jakob Sjölander, Swedish writer and skeptic. Writes about what he doesn't know.

Page: <https://rssamplifier.com/jakobsjlander-substack-com>  
Feed: <https://rssamplifier.com/jakobsjlander-substack-com.md>

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## [Where did all the God-Emperors go?](https://jakobsjlander.substack.com/p/where-did-all-the-god-emperors-go)

_2026-08-12 · Jakob Sjölander_

It is hard to convince people that you are a god in a world with internet.

## [Ukrainian Brains vs Russian Brawn](https://jakobsjlander.substack.com/p/ukrainian-brains-vs-russian-brawn)

_2026-07-22 · Jakob Sjölander_

The Ukrainians are learning, the Russians are not.

## [Hiding creates a world where you must hide](https://jakobsjlander.substack.com/p/hiding-creates-a-world-where-you)

_2026-07-01 · Jakob Sjölander_

Through truth we create the community we want to live in.

## [Be free or be right?](https://jakobsjlander.substack.com/p/be-free-or-be-right)

_2026-06-17 · Jakob Sjölander_

Should thought be free? Or should it be right? And who decides what is right?

## [Nice Guy Napoleon](https://jakobsjlander.substack.com/p/nice-guy-napoleon)

_2026-06-03 · Jakob Sjölander_

“May he suffer in childbirth for everyone he killed!”

## [Who is skilled?](https://jakobsjlander.substack.com/p/who-is-skilled)

_2026-05-20 · Jakob Sjölander_

It isn't who you think it is. Except, of course, when it is...

## [Don’t be too quick to do what is “necessary”](https://jakobsjlander.substack.com/p/dont-be-too-quick-to-do-what-is-necessary)

_2026-05-06 · Jakob Sjölander_

In politics, there is an infinite number of things we CAN do, quite a few things we SHOULD do, but very few things that we HAVE to do.

## [Ukraine – a thousand victories yet a stalemate?](https://jakobsjlander.substack.com/p/ukraine-a-thousand-victories-yet)

_2026-04-29 · Jakob Sjölander_

When lost in the fog of war, we believe what we want to believe.

## [Why cheat?](https://jakobsjlander.substack.com/p/why-cheat)

_2026-04-22 · Jakob Sjölander_

Cheating means robbing oneself of the opportunity to learn. Unfortunately, many students disagree with that.

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_2026-04-22 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Iran and the (un)Importance of Leaders](https://jakobsjlander.substack.com/p/iran-and-the-unimportance-of-leaders)

_2026-04-15 · Jakob Sjölander_

Leaders – who need 'em?