The Whether Vein

by Gil Ahrens

What we build. What it builds in us. Serious ideas, lightly worn. Observations on technology, culture, and consequence—with the occasional collision of humor. gilahrens.substack.com

  1. May 15

    Smells Like Machine Spirit

    A Deep Dive on my Substack: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com

    19 min

  2. Mar 30

    Deep Dive: A look at The Persian Empire, Oil, and Civilizational Mugging

    Iran may be a most efficient generator of multigenerational grievance in human history. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com

    19 min

  3. Mar 24

    Deep Dive: Worshipping the AI Golden Calf

    Deep Dive discussion of the comparison of the Ai of Joshua's time and the AI of today. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com

    10 min

  4. Mar 24

    Capture and Destruction of Ai - (Joshua 8)

    The crazy contrast when two competing AIs collide. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com

    2 min

  5. Mar 22

    Deep Dive: When Bureaucratic Caution Kills Local Tradition

    Deep Dive: a critical assessment of local traditions and the need for occasional mild mayhem. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com

    18 min

  6. Mar 22

    Mystic Mayhem - The Croissant Ceasefire

    Civic decay and the death of flying croissants. Will green be outlawed next? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com

    6 min

  7. Mar 21

    The Trust Deficit - Defeated by Love

    When someone close to us dies, a piece of us dies as well. But if we lucky, it gets replaced with a deeper awareness of impact and, ultimately, love. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com

    17 min

  8. Mar 20

    Scarred, Scared, and Sacred

    Unexpected life lessons from a withered, scarred cactus. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com

    21 min
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What we build. What it builds in us. Serious ideas, lightly worn. Observations on technology, culture, and consequence—with the occasional collision of humor. gilahrens.substack.com

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  • Creator
    by Gil Ahrens
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Gil Ahrens
  • Show Website
    The Whether Vein