Christian Samuel
Three theses. Uncomfortable conclusions. All the data.
Turning Consumption Into Ownership
You’ll earn roughly £2 million in your lifetime. You’ll spend almost all of it. You’ll own almost none of what it built. This paper argues that’s a design flaw — and offers a mechanical fix.
Why AI Will Make the World Richer, Not Poorer
Everyone assumes AI destroys jobs. I did too. Then I followed the second and third-order effects and the picture flipped completely. Three propositions. One chain of causation. A conclusion that is, quietly, extraordinary.
How the World’s Last Superpower Is Fighting Five Wars at Once
In 2020 I wrote that the dollar would weaken, central banks would buy gold, and US debt would become unsustainable. All three happened. This is the sequel — and the picture has got worse.