Ben J. Clarke

Ben J. Clarke

Away from the hype, I try to understand what's going on. At the very least, I've made over 14,000 inboxes less boring.

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Fake It, Baby

Fake It, Baby

Authenticity matters, but so does its opposite

Ben J. Clarke
Better The Devil You Know

Better The Devil You Know

Incumbency is a weird phenomenon.

Ben J. Clarke
Resist Categorization

Resist Categorization

We're obsessed with putting each other in buckets. None of them fit.

Ben J. Clarke
Getting Seen Is Hard

Getting Seen Is Hard

Like it or lump it, newsletter writers are part of the attention economy, somewhere near the bottom. We need to help each other be seen.

Ben J. Clarke
Zingers Don't Sting

Zingers Don't Sting

Public figures once feared exposure of their misdeeds. Those days are over.

Ben J. Clarke
Toxic Tech, Toxic Youth

Toxic Tech, Toxic Youth

The current legal and regulatory structures around technology make it impossible to protect children from online harms. Fundamental change is needed.

Ben J. Clarke
Global Goods

Global Goods

There is little value in equivocating: we are in a new economic world. The change is bad.

Ben J. Clarke
Humans Are Leak Machines

Humans Are Leak Machines

While charmingly meme-ready thanks to a presumed intoxication among its actors, the national security over Signal debacle is not surprising.

Ben J. Clarke
Optimism At Last

Optimism At Last

Brexit became a warning against international disengagement. While it appears to have been unheeded by others, Britain itself is emerging from the mess.

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AI Shrinks Moats

AI Shrinks Moats

As the hype fades and reality sinks in, we might see some genuinely brilliant uses of AI.

Ben J. Clarke
The US From Europe

The US From Europe

At best, the transatlantic alliance is on pause. Europe is under no illusion as to what that means.

Ben J. Clarke
State vs Tech

State vs Tech

Hitting companies in the wallet only works if you're a big enough hitter.

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