Tony Voorhees
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Creative Human
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Just 1.6% of adults worldwide hold nearly 48% of global wealth.
Almost 3.1 billion adults, or 82% of the world’s adult population, control just 12.7% of total wealth.
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Almost 3.1 billion adults, or 82% of the world’s adult population, control just 12.7% of total wealth.
www.visualcapitalist.com/the-global-d...
The Global Distribution of Wealth, Shown in One Pyramid
See how global wealth is distributed across 3.8 billion adults, ranging from those with less than $10K in net worth to billionaires.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Just 1.6% of adults worldwide hold nearly 48% of global wealth.
Almost 3.1 billion adults, or 82% of the world’s adult population, control just 12.7% of total wealth.
www.visualcapitalist.com/the-global-d...
Almost 3.1 billion adults, or 82% of the world’s adult population, control just 12.7% of total wealth.
www.visualcapitalist.com/the-global-d...
🔖Recommended Reading: Designing for Human Intelligence in an Artificial Intelligence World
Understanding Human Cognition to Design for Humans
AI is not the same as human intelligence. It’s limited by the available inputs and incapable of true creativity or originality.
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Understanding Human Cognition to Design for Humans
AI is not the same as human intelligence. It’s limited by the available inputs and incapable of true creativity or originality.
bookshop.org/a/109947/979...
Designing for Human Intelligence in an Artificial Intelligence World: Understanding Human Cognition to Design for Humans
Understanding Human Cognition to Design for Humans
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December 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
🔖Recommended Reading: Designing for Human Intelligence in an Artificial Intelligence World
Understanding Human Cognition to Design for Humans
AI is not the same as human intelligence. It’s limited by the available inputs and incapable of true creativity or originality.
bookshop.org/a/109947/979...
Understanding Human Cognition to Design for Humans
AI is not the same as human intelligence. It’s limited by the available inputs and incapable of true creativity or originality.
bookshop.org/a/109947/979...
In America, patients on dialysis die 1 to 2 times faster than in any other developed country. –Tom Mueller
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The Most Dangerous Part of America’s Healthcare System Isn’t What You Think with Tom Mueller
YouTube video by Trevor Noah
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December 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In America, patients on dialysis die 1 to 2 times faster than in any other developed country. –Tom Mueller
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The trouble with setting goals is that you’re constantly working toward what you used to want. -Sarah Manguso
November 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The trouble with setting goals is that you’re constantly working toward what you used to want. -Sarah Manguso
If we want to continue to be the authors of our own lives rather than passengers on an optimized journey, we need to cultivate our gut instincts with the same intentionality we bring to skills like critical thinking and adopting new technologies. -Faisal Hoque
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The Data Within
Algorithms can’t read your inner signals. Trusting your gut means knowing when your feelings are the crucial missing data point no model can see.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
If we want to continue to be the authors of our own lives rather than passengers on an optimized journey, we need to cultivate our gut instincts with the same intentionality we bring to skills like critical thinking and adopting new technologies. -Faisal Hoque
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/code...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/code...
You probably believe you are acting independently, making your own choices, living your own life. But observe yourself carefully. Watch yourself in conversation. Notice how you choose your words, how you modulate your voice, how you present your opinions.
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The Moment You Stop Seeking Approval, Everything Shifts - Alan Watts
YouTube video by Alan Watts Way
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November 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
You probably believe you are acting independently, making your own choices, living your own life. But observe yourself carefully. Watch yourself in conversation. Notice how you choose your words, how you modulate your voice, how you present your opinions.
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Original Intelligence (OI) refers to the modern concept of human creativity and insight that surpasses what artificial intelligence can achieve through pattern recognition. It can refer to the ability to synthesize context, creativity, and judgment to produce novel ideas and solutions.
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Original Intelligence (OI) refers to the modern concept of human creativity and insight that surpasses what artificial intelligence can achieve through pattern recognition. It can refer to the ability to synthesize context, creativity, and judgment to produce novel ideas and solutions.
Rich people don't create jobs. Rich people, i.e. wealthy people, own all the stuff that we need to survive because over several 100 years they have enclosed all of the resources we need to survive. –Grace Blakeley
November 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Rich people don't create jobs. Rich people, i.e. wealthy people, own all the stuff that we need to survive because over several 100 years they have enclosed all of the resources we need to survive. –Grace Blakeley
Reposted by Tony Voorhees
super excited to share my new podcast episode with @graceblakeley.substack.com ‼️
we dig into the history of capitalism, the ways corporations and states work together to protect their power, and what the rest of us can do about it.
we dig into the history of capitalism, the ways corporations and states work together to protect their power, and what the rest of us can do about it.
Why Capitalism Only Works for Elites | Grace Blakeley on Power & Inequality (Better Future 005)
YouTube video by Michael Mezzatesta
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October 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
super excited to share my new podcast episode with @graceblakeley.substack.com ‼️
we dig into the history of capitalism, the ways corporations and states work together to protect their power, and what the rest of us can do about it.
we dig into the history of capitalism, the ways corporations and states work together to protect their power, and what the rest of us can do about it.
This » Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. – Mark Twain
October 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This » Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. – Mark Twain
If you’re living in a democratic society that protects individual rights you have Immanuel Kant to thank for that partially.
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The ONE RULE for LIFE - Immanuel Kant's Moral Philosophy - Mark Manson
YouTube video by After Skool
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October 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If you’re living in a democratic society that protects individual rights you have Immanuel Kant to thank for that partially.
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We're rolling out AI technology faster than any other technology in human history. What could go wrong?
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Ex-Google Whistleblower: Why Tech CEOs Fear A.I. Could End Humanity
YouTube video by Mighty Pursuit
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October 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
We're rolling out AI technology faster than any other technology in human history. What could go wrong?
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How Power Works –Professor Jiang Xueqin
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Secret History #1: How Power Works
YouTube video by Predictive History
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October 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
How Power Works –Professor Jiang Xueqin
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How to Become a Super Learner | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/when...
How to Become a Super Learner
Science-based techniques can help you learn more effectively.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
How to Become a Super Learner | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/when...
Great leaders are not authoritative figures who dictate, but rather catalysts who empower, inspire, and develop others.
August 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Great leaders are not authoritative figures who dictate, but rather catalysts who empower, inspire, and develop others.
It’s ironic that the things we hold up today as ‘milestones of civilization’, like the invention of money, started as instruments of oppression. We didn’t begin minting money because we thought it would make life easier, but because rulers wanted an efficient way to levy taxes.
May 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It’s ironic that the things we hold up today as ‘milestones of civilization’, like the invention of money, started as instruments of oppression. We didn’t begin minting money because we thought it would make life easier, but because rulers wanted an efficient way to levy taxes.
Why did we create a society that not only forces most people to work to live but also makes even the most privileged feel like they have to work desperately hard all the time?
May 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Why did we create a society that not only forces most people to work to live but also makes even the most privileged feel like they have to work desperately hard all the time?
🔖Recommended Reading: Thinking 101
How to Reason Better to Live Better
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Essential reading for anyone who aims to think more clearly and improve their life.
How to Reason Better to Live Better
bookshop.org/a/109947/978...
Essential reading for anyone who aims to think more clearly and improve their life.
Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better
How to Reason Better to Live Better
bookshop.org
May 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
🔖Recommended Reading: Thinking 101
How to Reason Better to Live Better
bookshop.org/a/109947/978...
Essential reading for anyone who aims to think more clearly and improve their life.
How to Reason Better to Live Better
bookshop.org/a/109947/978...
Essential reading for anyone who aims to think more clearly and improve their life.
Thank you for your courage, your words, and your work. 👏
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This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
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May 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Thank you for your courage, your words, and your work. 👏
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social
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@carolecadwalla.bsky.social
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We can't tell AI who we are, because we haven't agreed on it ourselves.
The Solution to the AI Alignment Problem Is in the Mirror | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/tech...
The Solution to the AI Alignment Problem Is in the Mirror | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/tech...
The Solution to the AI Alignment Problem Is in the Mirror
We worry about aligning AI with our values—but what if the real challenge is aligning humanity first? A reflection on intelligence, truth, and the mirror.
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May 13, 2025 at 4:30 AM
We can't tell AI who we are, because we haven't agreed on it ourselves.
The Solution to the AI Alignment Problem Is in the Mirror | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/tech...
The Solution to the AI Alignment Problem Is in the Mirror | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/tech...