The term ‘technological unemployment’ has long been on the horizon. As early as 1930, John Maynard Keynes described this phenomenon as “our discovery of means of economising the use of labour outrunning the pace at which we can find new uses for labour.” Advancements in the fields of artificial intelligence and automation have revived the prospect of technologically driven
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‘The Line’. The envisioned utopia to be built in Saudi Arabia by 2030 in the shape of a straight line, promises many things: 1) driven by technology, it will integrate artificial intelligence and automation into every aspect of daily life; 2) prioritizing sustainability, it will be powered entirely by renewable energy sources while also being
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“To follow the Silk Road is to follow a ghost. It flows through the heart of Asia, but it has officially vanished leaving behind the pattern of its restlessness. The road forks and wanders wherever you are. It is not a single way, but many: a web of choices” – Colin Thubron, author of the “Shadow
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“One ever feels his twoness, — an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.” – W.E.B. Du Bois Being the child of first-generation immigrants’ can feel like a schizophrenic exercise. 13.3 million Europeans live their lives
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