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In 1980, scientists from the FDA voted against aspartame. In 1981, a new government took office and the veto disappeared. The lab that owned the patent was presided over by Donald Rumsfeld. The rest you already know. You just didn't know you knew it.
Read articleWhen even our empathy is generated by Artificial Intelligence, networking becomes a desert of appearances. A reflection on how technological advancement managed to hollow out what was already superficial and an invitation to become human again.
Read articleFor years we carry old versions of ourselves in the memory of others. The problem is that while we evolve, learn, and change, many continue judging our version frozen in time. A reflection on reputation, personal growth, and why it's often not worth trying to prove who you've become.
Read articleWe live anesthetized by comfort, believing stability is permanent. But what if everything turns upside down tomorrow? Do you have real strength or just its appearance? When chaos arrives, only those who prepared beforehand will have any chance of resistance.
Read articleWe live in an era of digital hijacking of attention. Discover how the teachings of Marcus Aurelius and the practice of askesis can be your most modern weapons to reclaim control of your mind and resist the control design of algorithms.
Read articleArtificial intelligence only holds value when there's a human mind that knows where it's going and another that knows what to do when it arrives.
Read articleInspired by this blog's author (and personally challenged by one of his texts), I was forced to step out of my writer's sanctuary to point out, with clarity and brutality, the next historical shift awaiting us. Prepare accordingly—you'll need either popcorn or tissues.
Read articleLiving with your eyes open in a world that prefers to sleep carries a high cost. Understand the mental burden of perceiving control structures and how to transform the observer's isolation into a strategy for survival and freedom.
Read articleA routine exam. A $1,200 bill. A bitter realization: in Brazil, healthcare is a luxury commodity and the State is an empty promise. Are you prepared for the day the system fails you?
Read articleLanguage shapes how we perceive the world and organizes our thinking before we even notice. It passes between generations as a symbolic inheritance that defines what we see, feel, and consider possible.
Read articleAn image of Trump as the Messiah sounds the alarm: are we witnessing the prophetic scenario of the Antichrist? Understand how AI, CBDCs, and current geopolitics converge toward the system of total control described in the Apocalypse.
Read articleFrom the first IBM XT to the age of AIs, technology promised freedom but delivered surveillance. I reflect on my journey since the 80s to explain why, today, I believe vigilance must never stop. Are you ready to step through the door?
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