Now a quarter of the way into this century, we can see what has been brewing since the internet was born at the tail end of the last millenia. There is a new technological revolution on the way. Many have already predicted that this will result in a series of several revolutionary periods. That prediction, when considered over the course of a century, is a near guarantee, and indeed it was satisfied in 2011 during the Arab Uprisings, when several revolutions took place, not to mention those on either side of that decade.
But technological progress has only sped up, and seems as though, at least for some time, it will continue, while ecological collapse keeps pace with our collective political incompetence to actually define terms, standards of research, and agree on a plan regardless of the capitalist implications of said plan. And as both of these trends continue, and resources are increasingly scarce, the basic structures of our society, of our daily lives, will determine the quality of every day life for the average human.
I keep asking myself, "What kind of a world do I want to live in?" I want you to start asking yourself, "What kind of a world do I want to live in? What does it look like? Does it look like this?" And then examine a situation that has come to your awarness, and ask yourself again. Then share your thinking, be ready to consider others, debate, admire, admonish, support, critique, clarify, be curious, and above all listen.
Because I sure as hell don't want to live in some neo-feudal techno-corporate state future. And I doubt anyone reading this does either. Which means we have to be informed about new technology, even if we don't use it or don't want it. We have to becurious about LLMs, machine learning, object recognition, and we should be constantly asking ourselves, how can we turn this technology to my own devices? That is what the Arab Uprisings and Occupy Wall Street, and the Hong Kong Umbrella protests did, that is what Extinction Rebellion did, that is what the torrenting community does, that is what the open-source community would like to do, and what those who support a decentralized, trustless technological infrastructure, distributed responsibility and ownership and profit to individuals rather than corporations, mutual aid and collaboration of resources, time, energy to provide healthcare, transportation, resources, work opportunities, volunteer opportunities for our communities near and far. I want a world where your ability to feed yourself and your family, to have a roof over your home, to take a vacation is not dependent on the degree to which society has allowed you to be paid for your work, a world where borders do not stop people from pursing dreams or trying to better their lot in life.
But to work towards a better world, I fear I must first convince many that the world needs to be changed, urgently so. Which necessitates that I not only observe, but record, make note, and share what I experience, what I notice, and what I uncover. So that others too can see what I fear, that it is not unfounded or conspiratorial. It is plain, not hidden, because it doesn't need to be hidden. There doesn't need to be a secret cabal, because the real deals which sell our freedoms away are done with lawyers and contracts. But the effects play out in the streets and homes of everyday people, and so that is where I focus my attention.
-Jared Krauss
September 21st, 2025
London, UK
