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Scott Smith

@changeist.bsky.social
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Futurist, Managing Partner: changeist.com. Project Lead: 10fconsortium.org Author: “How to Future” (2020) and “Future Cultures” (2023) Reviews and previews: collisiondetector.com

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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 12h
Gotta say, on 12th viewing, the 4K version of THE EXORCIST really does a disservice to the film. The blown out brights, tuned color and extra music makes it feel really messed with.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 12h
Mmmm, no. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal
A revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 21h
Shocker: WSJ thinks social care is socialist
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I see what you did there Guardian
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This also works.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
(claps in Pentagram) There is no 'we' here. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
nytimes.com
Opinion | A.I. Shortcuts Are Ruining How We Think
Anything worth remembering came from a person who did not know where she or he was going until arriving.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Whip me, beat me, make me buy $10 gas
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Worth remembering that AI didn’t wipe out writing or comprehension overnight. Those failures were baked in. It’s just given already declining capacities a soft, bland pillow to land on.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Dutch shade
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Please clap
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Share an image that shows how many years you’ve been online c. 1984
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Congrats @katjabego.bsky.social on the FT coverage. Looking forward to reading. www.ft.com/content/f5ca...
ft.com
Undersea cables: the battle for the ocean floor
Two books take a deep dive into the hybrid wars over the vital arteries without which most of modern life would grind to a halt
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Dollywar 🍿 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/a...
nytimes.com
Dolly Parton’s Estate in Turmoil After Extortion Accusations
Ms. Parton’s manager requested a restraining order against the singer’s nephew and former security provider, accusing him of threats and intimidation.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Does Kermit voice manifest in men in cultures others than the US? That froggy tech boy voice? Like Zuck sound? Trying to imagine it, not working.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Read more here: www.10fconsortium.org/forecast-ind... @10fconsortium.bsky.social
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F04: From Special Relationships to Strategic Situationships — 10F Consortium
The global shift from durable alliances to transactional arrangements rewards optionality over commitment. Those who cannot maintain multiple partnerships simultaneously find themselves locked into ar...
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Strategic situationships www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Whiplashed middle powers seek new alliances as Trump rages on world stage
While world leaders prepare for annual UN gathering, shifts in the global order continue in the face of a disruptive American president
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The man has the mind of a 7-year old.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
What is this terrible camera angle at the Vitality?
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Really confused. I thought they liked wealthy, fit young men? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Small boat arrivals are ‘wealthy men’ who do not deserve help, says Reform’s Danny Kruger
The fact that some migrants pay people smugglers thousands of pounds makes them well off, MP claims
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hoping SLOW HORSES S6 stays this dark. It needs it.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This plus David Brooks’s new Atlantic podcast. Why does media promote the least interesting views?
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Aw dang www.wsj.com/tech/cyberse...
wsj.com
Europe’s Most Valuable Startup Gave Data to a Scammer. Now It Faces a Shakedown.
The European fintech firm handed hundreds of its customers’ data to someone posing as a government agency.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What kind of kompromat does the Wirecutter boardgames editor have on the Times to keep the photo of his disheveld collection on the front page for the past 60 days?
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Lina Srivastava @linasrivastava.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Guest curated by Taz Ahmed, the zine gathers South Asian, Muslim and Arab artists and writers to honor what communities built in the wake of harm. The zine is available for viewing, downloading, and sharing here: tinyurl.com/politicalhope3
Hope -- the kind that spurs political action, that lights our paths forward, that binds us in community -- emerges and is created in many forms. 

Where are you finding your hope today?
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Lina Srivastava @linasrivastava.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
25 years ago today, Balbir Singh Sodhi was murdered in the first act of post-9/11 hate. That crisis was met with collective action by AMEMSA communities, a model of care that we honor in "An Imprint Left in the Dust," the third volume of our political hope zine series: tinyurl.com/politicalhope3
Title page of the third volume of the Political Hope zine series, "An Imprint Left in the Dust: Reflections on the Past 25 Years" from the Center for Transformational ChangeDetail from the zine: Photo of a Peace Pole, a mini wooden obelisk, with the words "May Peace Prevail on Earth" in English and Hindi
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Is it now the Leopards Eating Hugging Face Party?
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
They really should sell seats in the VAR booth since it's now a full extension of the game. What's the point in paying hundreds of pounds to see a match only to find the most important part is happening on the other side of the country? www.nytimes.com/athletic/759...
nytimes.com
Breaking down every step VAR would have taken for Haaland’s goal – and the error that was made (Gift Article)
The Athletic's refereeing expert Graham Scott explains every part of the process when a goal is given or disallowed on the pitch
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Watching DEVO play Muffy’s Bat Mitzvah on SQUARE PEGS S1. You?
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Can we also have an embargo on AI think pieces? I'll sign.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Things I was frightened of as a child: - animatronic presidents - mayonnaise - dark swimming pools - ditches - open umbrellas
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Hot-taken: a topic for which there are so many ill-informed opinions offered so quickly that it becomes untouchable.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Thingclash.
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Ben Wurgaft @benwurgaft.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is like arguing we must ensure that our graduates are the best biomass they can be, for benefit of the worms who are the "ultimate customer" of the human experience. We need these people to not run universities.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Who knew? www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
wsj.com
Want to Succeed in an AI World? Study Anthropology
College students and workers alike are finding a new set of skills is needed for a rapidly changing workplace.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm no longer an analyst, but it strikes me as pretty clear that under Cook, defining new platforms gave away to exploiting production economics—value engineering at the high end, but at the cost of inventing new markets. Less risk, more incremental reward. 🤷‍♂️
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
After looking at it for a day, I've come to the considered opinion that the iFlap is fugly. In this one case, I think the Jobs stans are right. Never would have left the drawing board. As a knock-off of cheap Asian designs, it's indistinguishable from the rest of the crap electronics bazaar.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Most def my jam
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Money made, money burned. Back to moonshots again. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
giftarticle.ft.com
Moonshot capitalism: AI rewrites the venture capital playbook
Tech investors are rediscovering the kind of long-shot sci-fi bets that helped build Silicon Valley
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
How did you know?
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Hell yes for $15 pizza slices, wet sandwiches and golf shirts. America is so back.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yikes PSG’s new kit looks like a 70s men’s aftershave.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
16+ years ago I did a big piece of research for one of the biggest flex circuitry companies companies of the future of folding screens and devices. All the OEMs, all expected display tech. Wild it took this long.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Apropos of nothing in particular, I wrote a quick thing about the perils of frontlogging. www.collisiondetector.com/frontlogging...
collisiondetector.com
Frontlogging the Frontier
The challenges of keeping your eyes on your own paper.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This analysis tho
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Can't help but chuckle at this button on a government procurement site.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Shots fired
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Until recently I didn't have much need for a full CV, but now I find myself experiencing continuous partial recovered memories in an effort to reconstruct my career for judging eyes. And linkrot is a thing. The Internet is corroding before us.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The Economist out here gaslighting. PS. Get rid of the golf courses while we're at it.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
OPPENHEIMER really is a 3 hour fragrance ad. PARTICLES FOR MEN.
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Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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