Over the past decade, we’ve transitioned from a world where all the important decisions are made by Very Serious People, to one increasingly led by the memesmiths with the best grasp of irony. Examples abound: Elon Musk, the world’s (second?) richest man, implies in his tweets that the SEC stands for “Suck Elon’s Cock”; Keith… Continue reading HBS should teach a course on memes
Category: Commentary
Now we all live like kings
Isn’t it strange that you use the same iPhone as most billionaires? Throughout history, those with wealth experienced the world in a completely different way than others: vast palaces, doting servants, elaborate boats, carriages, and cars. Probably a harem, too. One way to look at how technology has transformed our lives is that it allows… Continue reading Now we all live like kings
Howdy from across the pond(s)
In an exciting development here at Arteculate, we’ve learned that our penchant for exceptional commentary about the interaction between technology and society has not gone unnoticed — in fact, in faraway lands, others have caught the writing bug, and we wish them well. While none of our writers have made the hop-skip-and-jump to Sri Lanka… Continue reading Howdy from across the pond(s)
Welcome back, and onward!
And just like that, in the blink of an eye, a decade passed. Clearly our editorial staff must’ve found themselves busy doing other things (probably writing fake news), but now that the world is boring again, our senior editor has returned to his comfy chair in front of an 00’s era Gateway machine to write… Continue reading Welcome back, and onward!