Effective 11th August 2025
As of today, full ownership and management of this website, including its domain name and all associated content, has been officially transferred to Eric Le Roy.
From this date forward, all editorial, administrative, and operational responsibilities will be managed solely by Eric Le Roy. The previous owner will have no further involvement in the operation, content creation, or direction of the site.
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Wisdom, Power, and the Future
Content 18+ It is a strange time to be alive when the most powerful people in the world are closer in age to the invention of television than to TikTok. The 21st century—a century that should belong to youth, AI, climate science, and social reinvention—is increasingly governed by men whose cultural memory includes the Cuban Missile Crisis and dial-up modems as high tech.
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Content 16+ Imagine, if you will, a car speeding down the highway of life. It has all the trappings of modern engineering: a glossy finish, touch-screen dashboard, and perhaps a neuro-integrated GPS that pings you with every poor decision you’ve ever made. Now imagine the driver—no, not some sleek AI or hyper-rational cyborg. Instead, it’s a monkey. A jittery, banana-hungry, dopamine-fueled primate with the emotional restraint of a toddler in … Read the rest
Content 18+ Let us begin with a paradox. You, dear reader, are more likely to meet your end slipping in the shower or choking on a sausage than while soaring through the skies in a steel-winged marvel piloted by professionals. And yet, faced with a boarding gate at Budapest Airport, palms sweat and hearts flutter. Why?
Fear. That ancient sentinel that once helped our ancestors survive saber-toothed tigers and venomous … Read the rest
Content 6+ If you’ve ever heard someone exclaim, with righteous indignation, “What global warming? It’s snowing in May!” you’ve witnessed a unique human talent: our ability to misunderstand science spectacularly, confidently, and with a self-assured grin.
Imagine, for a moment, the person who peers through their window at a late-May snowfall in Moscow. The ground is sprinkled with a white, chilly blanket, and our hero smugly sips their coffee, convinced … Read the rest
