JA Westenberg

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On Joe Rogan’s podcast, Mark Zuckerberg criticized Apple’s lack of innovation, conveniently ignoring that Meta’s most successful products—Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus—were all acquisitions, not inventions. https://www.theindex.media/on-joe-rogan-zuckerberg-throws-stones-from-a-glass-metaverse/

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Today, I'm launching The Index: Truth in an age of noise. It's an independent, un-compromised news, editorial and op-ed site. Zero VC funding. No billionaire owners. No advertising. Entirely funded by myself and my readers. Here's why. https://www.theindex.media/a-letter-from-the-editor-why-the-index-is-choosing-reader-supported-journalism/

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A prediction: in the next few decades, the ability to be genuinely bored will become a status symbol. We’re already seeing the early signs — digital detoxes, dopamine fasting, meditation retreats. These are primitive attempts to recapture something we’ve lost. https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-only-true-goal-is-boredom/

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The UK’s new deepfake porn law criminalizes AI-generated explicit content without consent. Justice done? Not quite. Enforcing this in a global, open-source world is the real test. https://www.theindex.media/britain-just-banned-deepfake-porn-now-comes-the-hard-part/

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This is *very* much an MVP. But. Manifesto is a long-form blogging platform that allows zero images, supports markdown and is intended to be text only. Importantly, posts will be able to be published either under your own name or anonymously; and posts can only be published by users who hold 50,000 ANON or DEGEN. https://manifesto.press/posts/c9b48ce9-2623-4a44-b74d-bef95cdd502b

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The Recursive Democracy Problem https://open.substack.com/pub/profion/p/the-recursive-democracy-problem?r=5307ud&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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Stack Overflow founder Jeff Atwood is pledging half of his family fortune to Americans in need - starting with an immediate $8m donation to orgs working on the ground. https://blog.codinghorror.com/stay-gold-america/

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Some thoughts on free speech. And why everyone is wrong. It’s not a binary between restricted and unrestricted. https://youtu.be/tbL1XF7Png4?si=knjIZclkjOGC3cMV

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SpaceX just announced plans for 25 Starship launches in 2025. Most coverage focused on the technical ambition; but buried in this number is an insight into markets, institutional constraints, and how we systematically underestimate natural equilibria. https://open.substack.com/pub/theexpeditionist/p/markets-find-their-level-on-spaces

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Social media’s golden rule: if you see someone having fun, shame them for not taking the world’s problems seriously enough. Rinse, repeat.

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Who benefits when wealth is hoarded at the top while the rest of us struggle? Why do the same elite voices keep telling us everything’s fine? My new blog post uncovers the cracks in the system and the coming upheaval. Take a look: https://www.joanwestenberg.com/welcome-to-the-decade-of-discontent/

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Anyone surprised by the current spate of violence in the US should study political / social violence during the first gilded age. Not inevitable. Not defensible. Certainly predictable.

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7:45am - Activated charcoal latte (negative calories) while manifesting abundance on my jade yoga mat 9:30am - Half an organic cloud harvested at dawn by Tibetan monks 12pm - Bowl of hot water with a single sustainably sourced pea (for protein) 3pm - Deconstructed air sandwich with a side of mindfulness 6pm - Sunset-charged crystal water filtered through rare volcanic rocks 9pm - Dreams for dinner (I'm intermittent fasting) - Joan, 32, wellness influencer

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One cannot help but observe that those most eager to share their "morning routine" are often those with the least to show for their afternoons.

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“Keep the money together.” Cornelius Vanderbilt’s dying wish. The family’s reality? A shattered fortune, demolished mansions, and a railroad empire lost. This is how wealth disperses over time, why the Vanderbilts couldn’t defy gravity, and why you (probably) won't either. https://www.joanwestenberg.com/why-your-great-grandchildren-wont-be-billionaires/

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Something I’ve been tinkering with. Warp Rings. The original as an NFT that unlocks a series of interpretations, through AI and through Farcaster creators.

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There are 2 kinds of people. People who complain because Farcaster doesn’t have what they want and people who can see market opportunities.

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Social media has made it fashionable to reveal one's private afflictions with the same enthusiasm others once applied to concealing them.

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