Zombie Flow, and Generational Guilt
The post explores three intertwined ideas: "zombie flow," a cultural drift toward effortless, passive experiences that undercut the deep satisfaction described by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi; a stark gap in India’s inflation data, where a RBI household survey shows 7.2% expected price growth versus a 3.2% official CPI, largely due to understated rent hikes; and the sense of generational guilt felt by affluent families as they hand wealth to younger, seemingly less resilient heirs. Each theme reflects how perceived ease, mis‑measured economics, and legacy concerns reshape behavior and decision‑making.
Trump Playing Chess, China Playing Go
The post contrasts Donald Trump's chess‑like, force‑focused view of Iran with China's Go‑style, multi‑dimensional global strategy. It then shifts to a brief history of pre‑alarm‑clock time‑keeping devices from ancient China and Greece. Finally, it paints a dystopian 2029 scenario where...