We can build atomic weapons, synthetic CDOs and increasingly powerful AI systems. But can we still explain clearly what we have created and what the risks are? Hannah Arendt raised this problem in 1958. Social media may have added another dimension: words themselves can remain simple while becoming detached from shared reality.
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Living in the Nexus of Several Meaning Systems
On 5 September 2026, I sat down to write this so that I would not forget a discussion I witnessed earlier in July. At the end, it became a reflection on my own identity. I completely forgot about this until a discussion I had on 19 September 2026 at a party to celebrate one of… Continue reading Living in the Nexus of Several Meaning Systems
