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The Cycle of Creation
Every new idea dies the same way: creation, replication, corruption. We are due for the next one.
Sep 19
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F Farooqi
Of Guilds and the Room Genius Exits
What Kurt Cobain knew that AI doesn’t!
Sep 13
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F Farooqi
Universities may be thinking like firms : The rush into AI proves it
The AI companies say their product might destroy us. The customers insist it is safe. The universities are buying in bulk.
Sep 12
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F Farooqi
Islamic Economics - Time for the cosplay to end
For far too long, Islamic economics has tried to dress up like conventional economics. Time to lose the costume and reveal itself!
Sep 7
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F Farooqi
When a want becomes a need
On a $250 million house, the CFA, and the bar that keeps moving
Sep 4
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F Farooqi
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August 2026
Of Harari and AI Warnings
When did society cede power to AI? Who was invited to the meeting?
Aug 25
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F Farooqi
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The Hidden Cost of Every Efficiency Gain
Efficiency numbers improve two ways: things get better, or costs get moved outside the measurement. Most of what we celebrate is the second kind.
Aug 20
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F Farooqi
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Why we defend some beliefs and not others
We do not defend our beliefs because they are true. We defend the ones we cannot afford to be wrong about.
Aug 9
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F Farooqi
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July 2026
Stakeholder Capitalism Doesn’t Work — And It’s Not Friedman’s Fault!
Why every alternative to shareholder primacy fails, and the one lever nobody can pull for you.
Jul 27
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F Farooqi
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It Wasn't Even A Mind Drizzle: Capitalism is not the root of our problems!
Why "blame capitalism" is the first answer, not the deep one, and what the next Why turns up.
Jul 3
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F Farooqi
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June 2026
This Machine Doesn't Need A Villain
No one designed it. It runs anyway. And the fuel is us.
Jun 23
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F Farooqi
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The Scorpion and the Leaf
About koans, stings, bullies, and the kindness we beat out of children
Jun 7
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F Farooqi
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