How does a cyberpunk world come about? The path towards such a future is shaped less by overtly bad choices than by repeatedly defaulting to the simpler one.
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How does a cyberpunk world come about? The path towards such a future is shaped less by overtly bad choices than by repeatedly defaulting to the simpler one.
the best thing we can do is take opportunities from this crisis. But even with that in mind, recognise that there are still plenty of things we should not do.
Naturally, it is not easy to translate notions of “transcendence” to the political economy, but these are examples, I think, that I would like to see that demonstrate a growing maturity in our political economy. That, in and of itself, is pretty “expensive”.
Fiction writing is difficult. Figuring out dialogue, making characters seem relatively believable, doing more “showing” instead of “telling”, trying to be more descriptive of scenes; I have all the respect in the world for writers of fiction.
This is Part 3, the final part in a series of fictional articles that I started two months ago (September 2025) in The Edge
For the next few articles, beginning with this one, I want to see if I can write a series of fictional short stories that illustrate different views of economic development. This is Part I.
We need to reckon with power dynamics and decades of cultural evolution which led us to the “equilibrium” in which we find ourselves today. But there is hope, of course, by being adaptive and open in our paradigms of the world
But the point of the devolution of power is to ultimately build a more extremophile political economy that can then serve to ensure a more resilient Malaysia amid greater volatility globally
Tthe countries that can address the political economy of business in Southeast Asia — historically a family affair — will be best placed to capitalise on the investment story of Southeast Asia
But if we can hold off zombie interest groups for public policy, learn not to put human beings on pedestals, but simply take what their best and wisest decisions are for ourselves, while respecting our own mental health and that of everyone around us, maybe we’ll get through 2025 alright.
CREDs cannot just be about the vibes. Credibility, and therefore trust, cannot be earned overnight and merely through words