Archive - Alex Krainer's TrendCompass

Could we win peace by defunding war?

Paying your taxes is probably illegal if your government uses it to fund war. Withholding your tax could be an obligation under law.

9 hrs ago •

History of western malignancy: John Law and the advent of joint stock companies

In turning France into the world's first unicorn stock bubble, Law helped define the malignant character of western civilization

Apr 6 •

March 2024

Untangling the "socialism" vs. "capitalism" dichotomy

Everybody has an opinion and (almost) everyone is wrong

Mar 21 •

On attaining mastery

A home-cooked experiment led to a surprising discovery...

Mar 9 •

Fear is natural. Courage is a decision.

Courage doesn’t eliminate fear: it only subordinates it to our will. It is what gives wings to what’s best in us. [inspired by my fellow traveller from…

Mar 8 •

Ukraine war and Western system's fatal flaw

The undiagnosed malignancy at the core of our system is now out in the open view

Mar 6 •

The power behind the throne and the forever wars

We must take a stand or let our children fall, it's that simple.

Mar 2 •

Exploring the root causes of West's decay

Our problems are systemic, baked in the system of incentives that define Western Civilization. As we now know, the solutions could be quite…

Mar 1 •

February 2024

The magical power of "I can't"

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it...

Feb 24 •

Humanity: where conspiracies go to die

Rejoice and stand together - humanity is powerful and we are winning!

Feb 17 •

A (very) short story about courage, noncompliance and truth.

Feb 4 •

It's now: people vs. the banks

The struggle is now, it's ongoing and we, the people will prevail.

Feb 3 •

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