I was lucky enough to interview Bill O’Rourke. Imagine you’re on a plane to Russia to become the new president of an aluminum factory. Conditions are abysmal. People are dying every year due to unimaginable safety conditions. Corruption is everywhere from the mayor on down. You’ll have to deal with oligarchs who’ve assassinated people. You’ll …
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The Apocalypse is Coming or Why I’ve Been Existentially Depressed
What would you do if you thought the world was going to end? How would you live? That’s the question Adri, Kelsey, and I have been asking ourselves. I’ve been really existentially depressed lately and thought I should finally talk publicly about it. Why have I been depressed? I think humanity is going to be …
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The Bunny: An EA Short Story
The Bunny “Eight villages in our district have had significant to total structural damage from mudslides. Furthermore, the weather conditions conducive to mudslides have only been increasing in the past decade.” Professor Cristian Avendaño clicked the button and a list of temperatures, wind conditions, and annual rainfall popped up on the screen. He looked every …