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The Whether Vein
by by Gil Ahrens
What we build. What it builds in us. Serious ideas, lightly worn.Observations on technology, culture, and consequence—with the occasional collision of humor. gilahrens.substack.com
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Deep Dive: A look at The Persian Empire, Oil, and Civilizational Mugging
Iran may be a most efficient generator of multigenerational grievance in human history. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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Deep Dive: Worshipping the AI Golden Calf
Deep Dive discussion of the comparison of the Ai of Joshua's time and the AI of today. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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Capture and Destruction of Ai - (Joshua 8)
The crazy contrast when two competing AIs collide. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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Deep Dive: When Bureaucratic Caution Kills Local Tradition
Deep Dive: a critical assessment of local traditions and the need for occasional mild mayhem. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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Mystic Mayhem - The Croissant Ceasefire
Civic decay and the death of flying croissants. Will green be outlawed next? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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The Trust Deficit - Defeated by Love
When someone close to us dies, a piece of us dies as well. But if we lucky, it gets replaced with a deeper awareness of impact and, ultimately, love. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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Scarred, Scared, and Sacred
Unexpected life lessons from a withered, scarred cactus. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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The Liberating Logic of a Self-Declared Lunatic
Finding clarity with a head of lettuce. Resurrecting a dark era of "American righteousness." This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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9
Make Jesters Great Again
No laughing matter; we need a Presidential Jester. No, we're not joking around! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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The Digestive Burden of Progress
An Evening of Overconsumption Without Discipline. And discovering the desperate need for Digital Antacids. How this year's Super Bowl moment became a Super Bowel movement This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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Defending the Blueline... and the Border
https://gilahrens.substack.com/p/defending-the-blue-lineand-the-border?r=7tj30 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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Two Great Brands... Diverging
Read the underlying post here:https://open.substack.com/pub/gilahrens/p/two-great-brandsdiverging?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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Verdun and a World Undone
The Battle of Verdun changed the world forever. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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4
The Iran Opportunity
The Prize is beyond mere oil. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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A Marshall Plan for Iran?
In Iran, conducting of a modernized Marshall Plan instead of "Strike and Retreat" might be a great investment. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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Deep Dive: Is AI The Ultimate Narcissist?
A Deep Dive discussion exploring existential threats looming in AI Systems. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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What we build. What it builds in us. Serious ideas, lightly worn.Observations on technology, culture, and consequence—with the occasional collision of humor. gilahrens.substack.com
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The Whether Vein is created and hosted by by Gil Ahrens.
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