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What began as Trump-era satire led to an unexpected question: if Greenland seeks independence, what forms could that sovereignty actually take—and why might Canada make more sense than the United States?
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Netflix never solved its Napoleon Dynamite problem. It avoided it. As platforms optimize for predictability, distinctive voices disappear. This essay explains why I am leaving Substack for a quieter, reader-driven home.
The Science of Enshittification (ΔI < k⋅I)
Why platforms, products, and even political systems decay so slowly that we barely notice. Using Weber’s Law, this essay explains how gradual, imperceptible change enables enshittification—and why history is the only reliable defense against it.
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