Guy Spier’s Hatched Ideas

The Projection Machine: How Distant Objects Become Tools for Local Wars

The Projection Machine: How Distant Objects Become Tools for Local Wars

Jun 4, 2026

When Institutions Stop Teaching Judgment and Start Teaching Certainty

When Institutions Stop Teaching Judgment and Start Teaching Certainty

Jun 3, 2026

Why Hatred Fails as a Strategy for Freedom

Why Hatred Fails as a Strategy for Freedom

Jun 2, 2026

1 views

84%

Silence Is the Weather of History

Silence Is the Weather of History

Jun 1, 2026

1 views

64%

What Ancient Rituals and AI Workflows Have in Common: They Both Scale Attention

What Ancient Rituals and AI Workflows Have in Common: They Both Scale Attention

May 31, 2026

1 views

The First Job of Power Is Not Winning, It Is Not Being Harmed

The First Job of Power Is Not Winning, It Is Not Being Harmed

May 30, 2026

1 views

The Same Fight Is Being Waged in Politics and Markets: How Narratives Beat Noise Until They Don’t

The Same Fight Is Being Waged in Politics and Markets: How Narratives Beat Noise Until They Don’t

May 29, 2026

4 views

61%

Why Civilization Depends on the Art of Laughing at Lies

Why Civilization Depends on the Art of Laughing at Lies

May 28, 2026

3 views

42%

Why the Real Battle for the Future Is Between Deep Reading and Algorithmic Addiction

Why the Real Battle for the Future Is Between Deep Reading and Algorithmic Addiction

May 27, 2026

3 views

72%

The Hidden Rule of Power: Ideology Ends Where Necessity Begins

The Hidden Rule of Power: Ideology Ends Where Necessity Begins

May 26, 2026

1 views

88%

Why Every System Ends Up Fighting Its Own Tuning

Why Every System Ends Up Fighting Its Own Tuning

May 25, 2026

4 views

86%

Why Complex Systems Fail When They Can Name the Problem but Cannot Coordinate the Cure

Why Complex Systems Fail When They Can Name the Problem but Cannot Coordinate the Cure

May 24, 2026

3 views

When Grief Becomes a Political Weapon: The Hidden Cost of Turning Mourning Into Combat

When Grief Becomes a Political Weapon: The Hidden Cost of Turning Mourning Into Combat

May 23, 2026

3 views

62%

When Truth Becomes a Tribunal, and Law Becomes the Last Shared Language

When Truth Becomes a Tribunal, and Law Becomes the Last Shared Language

May 22, 2026

4 views

Why the Most Persuasive People Often Feel the Least

Why the Most Persuasive People Often Feel the Least

May 21, 2026

2 views

87%

The Same Skill That Catches Evil Also Catches Great Companies

The Same Skill That Catches Evil Also Catches Great Companies

May 20, 2026

4 views

The New Power of Networks: How Disorder Becomes Governance

The New Power of Networks: How Disorder Becomes Governance

May 19, 2026

4 views

72%

When a Civilization Is in the Body and in the Streets

When a Civilization Is in the Body and in the Streets

May 18, 2026

5 views

34%

Why Peace and Curiosity Both Fail Without a Middle Layer

Why Peace and Curiosity Both Fail Without a Middle Layer

May 17, 2026

5 views

61%

What Cancer Cells and Power Networks Both Teach Us About Survival

What Cancer Cells and Power Networks Both Teach Us About Survival

May 16, 2026

3 views

15%

When Sympathy Becomes a Weapon: How Moral Certainty Breaks Public Trust

When Sympathy Becomes a Weapon: How Moral Certainty Breaks Public Trust

May 15, 2026

3 views

83%

Why Visibility Can Be Powerful and Misleading at the Same Time

Why Visibility Can Be Powerful and Misleading at the Same Time

May 14, 2026

4 views

Your Real AI Stack Is a Test of Judgment, Not a Tool List

Your Real AI Stack Is a Test of Judgment, Not a Tool List

May 13, 2026

4 views

58%

Why Shared Meals Survive Where Shared Opinions Fail

Why Shared Meals Survive Where Shared Opinions Fail

May 12, 2026

3 views

When Institutions Mistake Performance for Knowledge

When Institutions Mistake Performance for Knowledge

May 11, 2026

2 views

72%

When Healing Becomes a Security Problem: What CAR T Cells and Political Hatred Have in Common

When Healing Becomes a Security Problem: What CAR T Cells and Political Hatred Have in Common

May 10, 2026

4 views

Why Low Interest Rates Do Not Guarantee High Stock Returns

Why Low Interest Rates Do Not Guarantee High Stock Returns

May 9, 2026

3 views

93%

When AI Learns to Please, and Companies Learn to Let Go

When AI Learns to Please, and Companies Learn to Let Go

May 8, 2026

3 views

The Moral Performance Trap: Why Confident Outrage So Often Collapses Under Reality

The Moral Performance Trap: Why Confident Outrage So Often Collapses Under Reality

May 7, 2026

1 views

The Broccoli Test: Why the Best Plans Fail Without a Hidden Cost