Hello my friends,

“I need ammo, not a ride”

Since the beginning of the conflict with Russia, President Zelenskyy has put on a masterclass in leadership.

And that response to a US offer of asylum is surely one of the all-time greatest wartime quotes.

Ukrainian political and technological leaders are leveraging the internet in an unprecedented way.

From the Ukrainian Government using the power of memes ↓

To the Vice Prime Minister tweeting Elon directly for support ↓

This thread has many more examples ↓

Whitney Merrill @wbm312

A full account of the way the internet has responded to the last week and the way world leaders have leveraged the internet over the last week will be a fantastic book to read. Remarkable and history making.

February 26th 2022

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During wartime controlling the narrative is vitally important.

A battle Ukraine has already won.

— Andy

→ If you’re looking for a way to help, send some Ethereum to Support Ukraine Sovereignty.

Product

• Ordering clothes online is easy, returning them is a lot more complicated. A shocking insight into the economics of online shopping returns.

  

• The robots are coming. Unless they get stuck behind a carelessly discarded scooter. On the same topic, thoughts & prayers. Don’t worry about your job just yet.

• Accelerated by mobile, gaming in Africa is exploding. The number of gamers on the continent has more than doubled over the past five years and blockchain technology is powering the revolution.

People

• ‘Incidental buddies’, ‘environmental friends’, ‘weak ties’ are those acquaintances who you occasionally run into or meet through other people. Covid canceled these serendipitous connections and it’s affecting our job prospects.

• What if we gave people the advice and opinions they never asked for? Radical candor in practice.

• Modern happiness is defined by the relentless pursuit of more and a string of ‘peak experiences’. Can we be satisfied in all feelings?

Methods

• Save years of your life and start using Pecha Kucha. PowerPoint is the bane of every knowledge worker’s existence. The software isn’t the problem though, it’s the lack of discipline and structure.

• Alexey Guzey’s Theses on Sleep. Having read this popular book, its questionable legitimacy is a reminder to always check your sources.

• Timeless advice from Steve Martin ↓

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