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Over the past couple of years I have increasingly disconnected from Galloway. Always used to like his insights and takes - but over time he seems to have become very blustery and grand standing. Sean Illing however? I put him up there with Sam Harris. So this one proved a conundrum. Sean won.

🔗 🎙️ Sean Illing and Scott Galloway

Sean and Scott talk about the struggles men are facing today.

.. well worth it. No bluster. Considered. Thoughtful. AND IMHO Spot on.

Just shows how a show host really can shape how their guests come off. It’s definitely a skill.

Mathematicians have discovered a mind-blowing new kind of infinity.

【 🔗 New Scientist at Apple News 】

Good grief, it was only in my last newsletter when I was talking about the eternal debate re Math(s) .. ‘Discovered or Invented’ and during the journey drifted over towards ‘infinity’ and Cantor and then for some reason changed course, though the point was more to do with …

A good PURE mathematician is exactly this kind of person. They like to look at something that is a known irrefutable fact - and then refute it.

Good news - no need to update my newsletter around ‘infinity’.

Hegseth does a 180 on women and gays in combat - POLITICO

🔗 Apple News

“I’m sorry .. what do you want hear .. there you go .. satisfied? .. now give me the damn job so I can get on with my purge.

When are people gonna wake up?

🎵🎙️So talented and humble. One of my favorites - and interviewed by Terry Gross to boot.

[🔗 Beethoven meets Jazz meets The Blues](overcast.fm/+AAYs_mNG…

🔗 Dawson’s Creek actor James Van Der Beek sells merch to pay for cancer treatment.

Good idea. Should have thought about it myself …

Oh wait I did — zero response, just like most of my posts.

Another Substack clash.

Literally back to back - these two pieces appeared. The first was from our old friend Dana talking about the AI Boom bust and in turn - a haircut

🔗 When Will The AI Boom Bust? - by Dana F. Blankenhorn

And then right after that, another writer talking about what you’ve taken to human interaction out of all customer interactions you’re pretty much left with nothing.

🔗 The unexpected opportunity with AI agents - designing for customer friction

I think Dana is giving you a real world example from today to support Jamies argument - as he was thinking about the future.

🔗 🎙️I just listened to this podcast twice - Sean Illing talking to Simon Critchley

🔗 Well now - that’s an idea - the new product from Arc, though I can’t help thinking that is a video for an audience of one.

🔗 So your iPhone is now tuned to understand the best time to charge based on tariffs your power company will charge at specific times of day.

It’s not going to change your electric bill much today, but imagine this software running your house.

🔗 Age-gating - Matt Mullenweg … at the OS layer?

Over in identity land I am constantly amazed how the world of tech keep on providing solutions that if they work, will only work with devices and computers.

Nobody ever talks about how this happens in person or on the phone.