Fahad M. Abalkhail
@fahad-abalkhail.bsky.social
The economy has changed.
Our assumptions haven’t.
That’s why everything feels harder than it should.
Full essay ↓
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Our assumptions haven’t.
That’s why everything feels harder than it should.
Full essay ↓
open.substack.com/pub/abalkhai...
The Economy Has Changed. Our Assumptions Haven’t
Why the discomfort we feel is a sign of transition, not collapse
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January 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
The economy has changed.
Our assumptions haven’t.
That’s why everything feels harder than it should.
Full essay ↓
open.substack.com/pub/abalkhai...
Our assumptions haven’t.
That’s why everything feels harder than it should.
Full essay ↓
open.substack.com/pub/abalkhai...
“Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.”
Not a ban on technology.
A warning about what happens when we stop thinking because something else does it better.
Not a ban on technology.
A warning about what happens when we stop thinking because something else does it better.
December 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.”
Not a ban on technology.
A warning about what happens when we stop thinking because something else does it better.
Not a ban on technology.
A warning about what happens when we stop thinking because something else does it better.
U.S. Nuclear Tests Resumption 🇺🇸⚠️
1️⃣ According to Reuters, President Trump has directed the Department of Defense to resume nuclear weapons testing — the first since 1992.
A symbolic break from three decades of self-restraint.
1️⃣ According to Reuters, President Trump has directed the Department of Defense to resume nuclear weapons testing — the first since 1992.
A symbolic break from three decades of self-restraint.
October 31, 2025 at 6:38 AM
U.S. Nuclear Tests Resumption 🇺🇸⚠️
1️⃣ According to Reuters, President Trump has directed the Department of Defense to resume nuclear weapons testing — the first since 1992.
A symbolic break from three decades of self-restraint.
1️⃣ According to Reuters, President Trump has directed the Department of Defense to resume nuclear weapons testing — the first since 1992.
A symbolic break from three decades of self-restraint.
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Everyone’s talking about the AI revolution.
But what if what we’re living through isn’t a revolution — it’s a bubble?
Everyone’s talking about the AI revolution.
But what if what we’re living through isn’t a revolution — it’s a bubble?
October 30, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Everyone’s talking about the AI revolution.
But what if what we’re living through isn’t a revolution — it’s a bubble?
Everyone’s talking about the AI revolution.
But what if what we’re living through isn’t a revolution — it’s a bubble?
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A story the media mostly ignored this week:
A “boring” technical glitch at Amazon Web Services (AWS) that might be the most important digital warning of the decade.
A story the media mostly ignored this week:
A “boring” technical glitch at Amazon Web Services (AWS) that might be the most important digital warning of the decade.
October 21, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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A story the media mostly ignored this week:
A “boring” technical glitch at Amazon Web Services (AWS) that might be the most important digital warning of the decade.
A story the media mostly ignored this week:
A “boring” technical glitch at Amazon Web Services (AWS) that might be the most important digital warning of the decade.
🧵 The Productivity Paradox in the Age of AI
We live in a world obsessed with efficiency.
AI promises to make everything faster, cheaper, smarter — but is productivity still about value, or just about volume?
We live in a world obsessed with efficiency.
AI promises to make everything faster, cheaper, smarter — but is productivity still about value, or just about volume?
October 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🧵 The Productivity Paradox in the Age of AI
We live in a world obsessed with efficiency.
AI promises to make everything faster, cheaper, smarter — but is productivity still about value, or just about volume?
We live in a world obsessed with efficiency.
AI promises to make everything faster, cheaper, smarter — but is productivity still about value, or just about volume?
🧵 This week in privacy — 6 stories shaping how your data is used:
From a Discord leak to Meta’s new ad plan, governments and tech giants are redrawing the privacy line.
From a Discord leak to Meta’s new ad plan, governments and tech giants are redrawing the privacy line.
October 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
🧵 This week in privacy — 6 stories shaping how your data is used:
From a Discord leak to Meta’s new ad plan, governments and tech giants are redrawing the privacy line.
From a Discord leak to Meta’s new ad plan, governments and tech giants are redrawing the privacy line.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a inquiry into 7 major AI chatbot companies — Google, Meta, Instagram, OpenAI, Character.AI, Snap, and xAI.
Investigation examines how platforms handle user data, protect minors, and test their AI systems for safety and transparency
Investigation examines how platforms handle user data, protect minors, and test their AI systems for safety and transparency
October 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a inquiry into 7 major AI chatbot companies — Google, Meta, Instagram, OpenAI, Character.AI, Snap, and xAI.
Investigation examines how platforms handle user data, protect minors, and test their AI systems for safety and transparency
Investigation examines how platforms handle user data, protect minors, and test their AI systems for safety and transparency
❌ Why do most companies fail to harness #AI?
1️⃣ No clear strategy
2️⃣ Poor or scattered data
3️⃣ Lack of skills & talent
4️⃣ Internal resistance to change
5️⃣ No integration into operations
6️⃣ Unrealistic expectations
7️⃣ Weak infrastructure
✅ Solution: Strategy + Clean data + Culture of change
1️⃣ No clear strategy
2️⃣ Poor or scattered data
3️⃣ Lack of skills & talent
4️⃣ Internal resistance to change
5️⃣ No integration into operations
6️⃣ Unrealistic expectations
7️⃣ Weak infrastructure
✅ Solution: Strategy + Clean data + Culture of change
September 27, 2025 at 7:09 AM
❌ Why do most companies fail to harness #AI?
1️⃣ No clear strategy
2️⃣ Poor or scattered data
3️⃣ Lack of skills & talent
4️⃣ Internal resistance to change
5️⃣ No integration into operations
6️⃣ Unrealistic expectations
7️⃣ Weak infrastructure
✅ Solution: Strategy + Clean data + Culture of change
1️⃣ No clear strategy
2️⃣ Poor or scattered data
3️⃣ Lack of skills & talent
4️⃣ Internal resistance to change
5️⃣ No integration into operations
6️⃣ Unrealistic expectations
7️⃣ Weak infrastructure
✅ Solution: Strategy + Clean data + Culture of change
Brain Rot: Old Fear, New Mask
We hear it everywhere: “Brain Rot.”
TikTok kills focus, short videos ruin creativity.
But… is this really new?
We hear it everywhere: “Brain Rot.”
TikTok kills focus, short videos ruin creativity.
But… is this really new?
September 27, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Brain Rot: Old Fear, New Mask
We hear it everywhere: “Brain Rot.”
TikTok kills focus, short videos ruin creativity.
But… is this really new?
We hear it everywhere: “Brain Rot.”
TikTok kills focus, short videos ruin creativity.
But… is this really new?
A meaningful life beats a long one every time.
August 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A meaningful life beats a long one every time.
If your data makes them money, you should control it. LinkedIn’s lawsuit is proof: we need stronger privacy laws. Our data, our rules. #DataPrivacy
February 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
If your data makes them money, you should control it. LinkedIn’s lawsuit is proof: we need stronger privacy laws. Our data, our rules. #DataPrivacy
Your messages, your data. LinkedIn allegedly used private DMs for AI training—without consent. Platforms don’t own our conversations. #PrivacyRights
February 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Your messages, your data. LinkedIn allegedly used private DMs for AI training—without consent. Platforms don’t own our conversations. #PrivacyRights
True AI advancements:
Autonomous problem-solving
Multi-modal mastery (text, images, sensors)
Domain generalization (e.g., AlphaFold for drug discovery)
The future is here—AI is learning, adapting, and reasoning. #Innovation #Tech
Autonomous problem-solving
Multi-modal mastery (text, images, sensors)
Domain generalization (e.g., AlphaFold for drug discovery)
The future is here—AI is learning, adapting, and reasoning. #Innovation #Tech
January 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
True AI advancements:
Autonomous problem-solving
Multi-modal mastery (text, images, sensors)
Domain generalization (e.g., AlphaFold for drug discovery)
The future is here—AI is learning, adapting, and reasoning. #Innovation #Tech
Autonomous problem-solving
Multi-modal mastery (text, images, sensors)
Domain generalization (e.g., AlphaFold for drug discovery)
The future is here—AI is learning, adapting, and reasoning. #Innovation #Tech
The privacy hardware market is on fire, from data-blocking cables to privacy-focused smartphones.
Gartner predicts hardware solutions like the USB Data blocker mic blocker.... privecy hardwaer sector to surpass $200B by 2027.
January 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The privacy hardware market is on fire, from data-blocking cables to privacy-focused smartphones.
Gartner predicts hardware solutions like the USB Data blocker mic blocker.... privecy hardwaer sector to surpass $200B by 2027.
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As e-commerce grows, shipping companies and consumers must prioritize data security. By embracing tech like blockchain, encryption, and AI, we can build a safer, more secure shipping ecosystem. 📦🔐 Together, we can safeguard the future. #Innovation #DataSecurity
As e-commerce grows, shipping companies and consumers must prioritize data security. By embracing tech like blockchain, encryption, and AI, we can build a safer, more secure shipping ecosystem. 📦🔐 Together, we can safeguard the future. #Innovation #DataSecurity
January 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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As e-commerce grows, shipping companies and consumers must prioritize data security. By embracing tech like blockchain, encryption, and AI, we can build a safer, more secure shipping ecosystem. 📦🔐 Together, we can safeguard the future. #Innovation #DataSecurity
As e-commerce grows, shipping companies and consumers must prioritize data security. By embracing tech like blockchain, encryption, and AI, we can build a safer, more secure shipping ecosystem. 📦🔐 Together, we can safeguard the future. #Innovation #DataSecurity
E-commerce thrives on trust, but logistics companies lag in protecting personal data.
Until the industry steps up, I’ll keep using my three-number system. Convenience shouldn’t mean constant spam.
What’s your experience with data privacy in online shopping?
Until the industry steps up, I’ll keep using my three-number system. Convenience shouldn’t mean constant spam.
What’s your experience with data privacy in online shopping?
January 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
E-commerce thrives on trust, but logistics companies lag in protecting personal data.
Until the industry steps up, I’ll keep using my three-number system. Convenience shouldn’t mean constant spam.
What’s your experience with data privacy in online shopping?
Until the industry steps up, I’ll keep using my three-number system. Convenience shouldn’t mean constant spam.
What’s your experience with data privacy in online shopping?
As Yoda wisely said, 'Balance is the key to all things.' In life and business, this rings true. Too much innovation can lead to chaos, too much tradition to stagnation. True leadership lies in mastering the balance between both forces. #Balance #Leadership #Wisdom
December 30, 2024 at 7:26 AM
As Yoda wisely said, 'Balance is the key to all things.' In life and business, this rings true. Too much innovation can lead to chaos, too much tradition to stagnation. True leadership lies in mastering the balance between both forces. #Balance #Leadership #Wisdom
Success isn’t about choosing between tradition and innovation, but finding balance. Like Plato’s Chariot Allegory, reason and passion must work in harmony. Too much of one, and we stagnate or collapse. #Balance #Leadership #Innovation
December 30, 2024 at 7:26 AM
Success isn’t about choosing between tradition and innovation, but finding balance. Like Plato’s Chariot Allegory, reason and passion must work in harmony. Too much of one, and we stagnate or collapse. #Balance #Leadership #Innovation
Global connections are reshaping identity, but shared pride isn’t lost—it’s evolving.
By blending diversity with tradition and balancing global trends with local roots, we can find beauty in this transformation.
#Community #RedefiningPride #Tradition
By blending diversity with tradition and balancing global trends with local roots, we can find beauty in this transformation.
#Community #RedefiningPride #Tradition
December 28, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Global connections are reshaping identity, but shared pride isn’t lost—it’s evolving.
By blending diversity with tradition and balancing global trends with local roots, we can find beauty in this transformation.
#Community #RedefiningPride #Tradition
By blending diversity with tradition and balancing global trends with local roots, we can find beauty in this transformation.
#Community #RedefiningPride #Tradition
National culture once defined us, but today, personal bubbles shaped by global trends dominate. Even families feel fragmented by differing choices and interests.
Is this a loss or evolution? Can individuality and shared traditions coexist?
#CulturalIdentity #Globalization #Tradition
Is this a loss or evolution? Can individuality and shared traditions coexist?
#CulturalIdentity #Globalization #Tradition
December 28, 2024 at 10:04 AM
National culture once defined us, but today, personal bubbles shaped by global trends dominate. Even families feel fragmented by differing choices and interests.
Is this a loss or evolution? Can individuality and shared traditions coexist?
#CulturalIdentity #Globalization #Tradition
Is this a loss or evolution? Can individuality and shared traditions coexist?
#CulturalIdentity #Globalization #Tradition
Under-regulation invites chaos, while over-regulation slows growth. 🛠️ Singapore’s balanced approach shows that rules can coexist with innovation. Can this become the global standard? #FutureOfMarkets #Regulation
December 26, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Under-regulation invites chaos, while over-regulation slows growth. 🛠️ Singapore’s balanced approach shows that rules can coexist with innovation. Can this become the global standard? #FutureOfMarkets #Regulation
Case in point: Germany’s renewable energy success. 🌱 Strict regulations pushed innovation and made the country a global leader in sustainability. Regulation can drive progress when done right. 🌍 #Environment #Innovation
December 26, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Case in point: Germany’s renewable energy success. 🌱 Strict regulations pushed innovation and made the country a global leader in sustainability. Regulation can drive progress when done right. 🌍 #Environment #Innovation
There's something deeply satisfying about the art of straight razor shaving. It's a ritual that requires patience, precision, and presence. How do you incorporate old-world charm into your modern routine? #TraditionalPleasures #Mindfulness
December 25, 2024 at 7:18 AM
There's something deeply satisfying about the art of straight razor shaving. It's a ritual that requires patience, precision, and presence. How do you incorporate old-world charm into your modern routine? #TraditionalPleasures #Mindfulness