Welcome back, valued Tech Bubble consumer. This is for paid subscribers, where I'll talk a bit about what I've been reading and watching and listening to. If you enjoy my writing and would like to support me so that I can keep doing it, then consider subscribing for $7 a month (the cost of a box of Kenyan tea my father enjoys) or $70 a year (a few ill-advised drinks at the last reading you were dragged to).
This week’s round-up will include essays on Charlie Kirk’s assassination, our ongoing AI bubble and the ongoing data center overbuild, Google’s antitrust trial, Trump crypto riches and Silicon Valley lobbying, AI chatbots & companions, socialist economics, and more; book reviews touching on climate change as well as reflections on US-China political economy; Chinese web novels, and some incredibly bad horny/horror books.
No music or movie recommendations because of how goddamn long this recommendation newsletter is, but I hope you enjoy!...
