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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı
@ahmetasabanci.com
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Critical futurist, writer, technologist, generalist, philosopher of Weird and Deadly Interesting. Also runs @tuhaf.studio

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · Apr 3
I'm taking the work I started 10 years ago with Tuhaf Gelecek to the next level. Say hello to @tuhaf.studio, my independent futures and foresight studio.

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Tuhaf Studio is Here
I’m taking a major step in my career and starting Tuhaf Studio, my independent futures studio.
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The disease is cruelty, Trump is only a symptom. The more we lean into the cruelty, the anger on either side, the further from the light we are.
January 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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you can't keep kids safe if you don't listen to them.

i am so sick of "kids safety" crusaders who refuse to listen to kids and teens about their actual lived experiences

if you're not listening to kids, what you really want is control, not safety.
January 7, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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AI is literally big brother
eurogamer.bsky.social Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · 3d
Sony has patented an AI gaming ghost that will play PlayStation games for you when you get stuck www.eurogamer.net/sony-has-pat...
Screenshot from Horizon Forbidden West showing Aloy firing an arrow at a large snake-like machine
January 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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First Weekstarter of the year is here! Along with the usual updates and some of the things I've found, I also talk about what my main professional lesson from 2025 was.

https://ahmetasabanci.com/lessons-from-2025-weekstarter-02-2026/
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January 6, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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aelkus.bsky.social
in the old Twitter days people used to brag about how they made Twitter unprofitable and impossible to sell to respectable media companies
bartenderhemry.bsky.social Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 5d
I see a lot of people being like "what's the deal with the deranged bluesky elders" and basically it's that in the before times there were a lot of people who made it their mission to drive people they didn't like off the platform & that's how they got their following
January 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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It’s been a while since the last time it was this obvious when Americans are just waking up on social media.
January 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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Very annoyed at these self appointed social media geopolitics experts whose day job is like video editing commercials or something. Don’t trust or signal boost these LARPers
January 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Am I really going to need to figure out how to track anomalies on Polymarket?
bluser12.bsky.social egg price watcher @bluser12.bsky.social · 7d
This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.

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January 3, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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From The Economist’s The World Ahead 2026. Apparently they were expecting Trump to be more strategic.
WHAT IF? America has deployed ships and drones to the Caribbean, blowing up alleged drug traffickers and menacing President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela. What if Donald Trump ousts Mr Maduro? A traitorous crony, not American special forces, may be most likely to do the deed. That would change little for Venezuelans, but could mean juicy oil deals tor American firms.
January 3, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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Tansel Erdem Yılmaz’ın Dinlesen Seversin podcastinin yeni bölümüne konuk oldum ve fütürist olmak, gelecek ile çalışmak gibi konular üzerine keyifli bir sohbet gerçekleştirdik. Mutlaka dinleyin derim. pod.link/1615634413
December 31, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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This might be the perfect example of why you don’t usually see philosophers participating in the online discourse.
Textbooks in philosophy often refer to the problem of other minds. At a superficial glance it can look as if there is agreement about what the problem is and how we might address it. But on closer inspection one finds there is little agreement either about the problem or the solution to it. Indeed, there is little agreement about whether there is a problem here at all. What seems clear is that there was a period in philosophy, roughly around the mid-twentieth century, when there was much discussion about other minds.
December 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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🔮 n okuyoruz’un Aralık sayısı yayında!

2025’i kapatırken @ahmetasabanci.com, 2026’da medyayı ve teknolojiyi şekillendirecek kırılmalara bakıyor; Aralık ayının gündem derlemesiyle birlikte.
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2026 Öngörüleri – newslabtürkiye
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December 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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1) I’m disappointed in Turks and Texans. Alperen should’ve been in top 10.

2) I have no idea what Deni Avdija is doing at number 7.
nba.com NBA @nba.com · 11d
The first WEST returns for NBA All-Star 2026! ⭐️

Which name stands out to you?

NBA All-Star Voting continues on the NBA App and NBA.com until January 14!

➡️ smart.link/nrzkvlbufejx4
December 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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📬 2025’in son n okuyoruz| bülteninde bir gelenek olarak 2026’ya dair beklentilerimi ve öngörülerimi sizlerle paylaştım. Her zaman olduğu gibi geçtiğimiz ayın gündem derlemesini de bültenin ikinci kısmında bulabilirsiniz.

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🔮 2026 Öngörüleri
Bu ayın anahtar kelimeleri: yapay zekâ, televizyonlaşma, yaş sınırlaması, Warner Bros. Dsicovery.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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📬 2025’in son n okuyoruz| bülteninde bir gelenek olarak 2026’ya dair beklentilerimi ve öngörülerimi sizlerle paylaştım. Her zaman olduğu gibi geçtiğimiz ayın gündem derlemesini de bültenin ikinci kısmında bulabilirsiniz.

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🔮 2026 Öngörüleri - by Ahmet Alphan Sabancı - n okuyoruz|
Bu ayın anahtar kelimeleri: yapay zekâ, televizyonlaşma, yaş sınırlaması, Warner Bros. Dsicovery.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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📬 2025’in son n okuyoruz| bülteninde bir gelenek olarak 2026’ya dair beklentilerimi ve öngörülerimi sizlerle paylaştım. Her zaman olduğu gibi geçtiğimiz ayın gündem derlemesini de bültenin ikinci kısmında bulabilirsiniz.

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🔮 2026 Öngörüleri - by Ahmet Alphan Sabancı - n okuyoruz|
Bu ayın anahtar kelimeleri: yapay zekâ, televizyonlaşma, yaş sınırlaması, Warner Bros. Dsicovery.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Did anyone tried a “No AI, 100% Human Made” scam yet? If not, I’m adding that to my 2026 bingo card.
December 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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“"While I think we can all agree that Allen Iverson will always be the undisputed original AI, browser extensions like this one go against our policies," says Autumn Cobb, a LinkedIn spokesperson.”

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This Chrome Extension Turns LinkedIn Posts About AI Into Facts About Allen Iverson | WIRED
The developers of a browser tool that changes AI-centric LinkedIn posts to Allen Iverson facts want to help “take back control of your experience of the internet.”
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December 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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This week starts with me rambling about why you should treat internet more like your sandbox instead of a trench in a battlefield. Plus the usual updates from me and some good things I found.

https://ahmetasabanci.com/internet-is-my-sandbox-weekstarter-52-2025/
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December 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Well done, @wired.com! I hope you'll give the person who came up with the "Hideo Kojima Support with @hideokojima.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp" idea a bonus. www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Ah...
Hideo Kojima Answers Hideo Kojima Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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December 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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gracekind.net
Blueskyism is letting yourself be defined by the things you hate
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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changeist.bsky.social
The real ones.
December 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Bugün saat 15:30’da Halk TV’de Işın Eliçin’in Sınırsız programında geride bıraktığımız yıl boyunca yapay zeka alanında yaşananları ve bundan sonrasında karşımıza nelerin çıkabileceğini konuşacağız. Merak edenleri beklerim.
December 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Starting this week with some notes about culture and elitism, late arrival of the winter, and giving you the usual updates about what I'm up to.

https://ahmetasabanci.com/notes-on-culture-and-elitism-weekstarter-51-2025/
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December 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Geçen cuma günü @medyascope.tv'de, Göksel Göksu'nun sunduğu "Açık Oturum" programında sosyal medya ve dijital mecraların çocukları ve gençleri nasıl etkilediği ve yasakların onları durdurup durduramayacağını tartıştık.

@sevketuy.bsky.social @ahmetasabanci.com

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Sosyal medya yasağı çocukları durdurur mu? | Açık Oturum
YouTube video by Medyascope TV
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December 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM