Highlights from my Reading List – Week 44

Articles

1. An Ending – George R.R. Martin
   

   RRM reminisces on 10 years of and the conclusion of Game of Thrones on HBO.

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2. Joining Intel – Riva Tez
   

   Riva on joining intel and why action > words.
   

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3. The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet – Yancey Strickler
   

   Are we retreating to private communities, away from public platforms?  Yancey thinks so: In response to the ads, the tracking, the trolling, the hype, and other predatory behaviors, we’re retreating to our dark forests of the internet, and away from the mainstream.

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4. The Uncomfortable Western Exceptionalism of René Girard – Will Martin
   

   An excellent essay on Girard’s biggest ideas and their implications for society

5.  A Crude Look at the Whole: A Simple Guide to Complexity for National Security Professionals – The Strategy Bridge
   

   Complexity concepts applied to geopolitics and matters of national/international security

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6. The Uruk Machine – Lou Keep
   

   A summary of the Uruk series’ foundational concepts

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7. That’s Amore – Lou Keep
   

   Narcissism and understanding culture wars