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Roel Smelt
Exploring what technology does to us — and then trying it out.

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16
Jan
The Inevitable Ignition: Why the Age of Scarcity is Dead

The Inevitable Ignition: Why the Age of Scarcity is Dead

Physics Doesn't Care About Your Opinion: Why the Script of Superabundance Is Already Written
3 min read
07
Jan
The Paradox of the Architect

The Paradox of the Architect

On the Google Leviathan, the death of effort, and the spiritual struggle to remain awake in a world of infinite ease.
4 min read
27
Dec
The Mirror in the Machine: Why AI Will Never Discover a Law We Do Not First Consent to See

The Mirror in the Machine: Why AI Will Never Discover a Law We Do Not First Consent to See

Why AI isn’t a new species, but a mirror of our collective gaze—and why the next scientific breakthrough depends on where we choose to look
4 min read
18
Dec
The Void Beyond Abundance: How AI Compels the Human Soul Toward New Meaning

The Void Beyond Abundance: How AI Compels the Human Soul Toward New Meaning

When the technological revolution completes all external tasks, the only true pilgrimage begins: the discovery of purpose within pure being
4 min read
10
Dec
Measuring the Machine Within: AI's Ethical Mirror and the Path to Conscious Liberation

Measuring the Machine Within: AI's Ethical Mirror and the Path to Conscious Liberation

Drawing from Classical Critiques to Empirical Insights, How Technology Reveals—and Reshapes—Our Human Measure
6 min read
03
Dec
Dear Europe: Your Kids Aren’t Broken, Your Parenting Anxiety Is

Dear Europe: Your Kids Aren’t Broken, Your Parenting Anxiety Is

The science is clear, the history is hilarious, and the proposed TikTok ban is peak adult hypocrisy
4 min read
26
Nov
Are You Strengthening Darkness or Expanding Brightness?

Are You Strengthening Darkness or Expanding Brightness?

Why so many people confuse awakening with embodiment, and how a small group of realized humans quietly hold the light for everyone else.
3 min read
26
Nov
The Founder Becomes the Builder

The Founder Becomes the Builder

How Lovable, Gemini and Figma Are Unlocking a New Era of Creation for Non-Coding Entrepreneurs
3 min read
20
Nov
Europe After the Auto Collapse

Europe After the Auto Collapse

The Peace That Now Holds Us Back
4 min read
19
Nov
Welcome to the Muskonomy: Betting on a Man Who Has Never Missed a Master Plan

Welcome to the Muskonomy: Betting on a Man Who Has Never Missed a Master Plan

Why Tesla’s 280× P/E is either the bargain of the century — or the mother of all bubbles
3 min read