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Jemima KellyFinancial Times |
The beauty of cherry blossoms lies in their ephemerality — a hard thing for modern mankind to grasp
The more an asset price is disconnected from its fundamentals the more potential it has to go ‘to the moon’
Having admirable characters to emulate is central to our moral development
While bragging and smugness are out, delighting in your achievements shouldn’t be
Capital flows from institutional investors are driving up the price of tokens such as bitcoin
It may be fashionable to be a catastrophist but the consequences can be alarming
In politics and in life, we need to acknowledge more often that the other side might have a point
The SEC’s approval of 11 bitcoin ETFs is not as meaningful as aficionados would like to think
It is not the job of journalists to try to protect viewers from what they deem to be ‘untrue things’
Engaging those who feel unrepresented is vital to sustaining a healthy political system
Setting goals for the upcoming twelve months is much more achievable — and much more fun
With Elon Musk at its helm, there is no telling where the revamped platform will be in a year’s time
We have grown fond of pathologising normal behaviour
From Donald Trump to Elizabeth Holmes, it is worth examining the driving power behind a cult of personality
Britain and America do personality politics differently but neither path is a sign of health
Social media is an outrage machine, not a forum for sharing ideas and getting at the truth
Contempt for younger workers protesting at the daily grind masks the fact that so few are happy with it
Unrestrained technological ‘accelerationism’ is a bad idea
Who does he think is providing the news that people get from social media?
Financial nihilism has produced this game of Monopoly money
It’s easy to mock the practice but it could help politicians be less reactive, act with more conviction and disagree better
We need to be able to speak in nuanced terms, including about Russell Brand or Donald Trump
The reason we feel so good about laughing at people’s expense is that we have convinced ourselves they deserve it