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What comes next, if Claude Code is as good as people say.
We know how this turns out. First comes the novelty, then comes the corrosion.
Jan 15 • Dave Karpf
The Long Shadow of January 6th
On the failure to hold power to account.
Jan 6 • Dave Karpf
The Future, Now and Then: 2025 in review
A look back, and a look forward
Dec 29, 2025 • Dave Karpf
Some 2026 Predictions
I think we've made it past rock bottom?
Dec 22, 2025 • Dave Karpf
On Hatereading as Method
Ridicule is our last, best weapon
Dec 13, 2025 • Dave Karpf
The end of optimization
Some thoughts on a transition point in recent internet history,
Dec 9, 2025 • Dave Karpf
Black Mirror is not a Pinterest board.
Part 1 in what I really hope doesn't become a series
Nov 18, 2025 • Dave Karpf
Every generation gets to recreate the environmental movement to suit its own purposes
Some big-picture reactions to a recent NYT piece
Nov 12, 2025 • Dave Karpf
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The Future, Now and Then
A newsletter that mixes insights from the history of the digital future (#WIREDarchive) with observations and rants about the state of politics today. Basically a blog for your inbox.
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