Issue 2: Fundamentals of Time Travel

October 25, 2023

Welcome to Anthropofuturist, the newsletter from the year 2054. I’m Karim, a time engineer sending you a weekly message from the future to try and design a better past. You can read my journal entries at the bottom of these emails, but for now let’s get into some of the important news this week.

TL;DR

📈 Week in Review

  • Argentinian Politics are demonstrating a global shift in ideology 🌎

  • Network State Conference: A crash course in building your own country 🏴‍☠️

  • AthenaDAO: Demystifying the ‘Biological Clock’ & Menopause with IP-NFTs 🧬

  • 5 Important Cognitive Biases That Fuel Conflict 🪖

😂 Meme Museum

  • Housing market's interpretation of 'affordable housing' 🏡

  • CEOs of corporations and their definition of sustainability 🌳

💫 Rising Stars

  • Aba & Preach start a satirical news channel in the year 2054… 📺

🤖 AI Artifact

  • Synthesia: a platform where the charm of generative AI comes to life 🖼️

📝 Diary Entry

  • Karim gives an overview on the field of study, Time Engineering 👷

WEEK IN REVIEW

Javier Milei’s politics indicate a shift in the ideology of Argentina’s citizenry… as well as that of global populations.

How young — yes, young — Argentines might put a far-right libertarian into power

Javier Milei emerged from the fringe and is leading the polls ahead of Sunday’s election.

www.vox.com/world-politics/2023/10/21/23925549/argentina-election-javier-milei-right-youth

Network State Conference: A crash course for building your own country.

The Network State Conference

Come to Amsterdam on October 30 to build the parallel establishment.

balajis.com/p/network-state-conference?utm_campaign=email-post&r=av2l1&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

We get all of the latest news on the future of governance from the CivicStack Reports issued monthly. If you’re looking to learn more about starting your own country, this is the best place to get info. → Civicstack Reports

AthenaDAO pioneers IP NFTs: Opening a door to ownership of early stage scientific breakthroughs.

AthenaDAO: Demystifying the ‘Biological Clock’ & Menopause with IP-NFTs

In a promising step for all women, AthenaDAO has committed $120K to Dr Mario Cordero’s work in ovarian aging. By funding overlooked research areas, AthenaDAO pushes the needle of women’s health forward, inviting all to contribute.

www.molecule.xyz/blog/athenadao-first-ip-nft

We get all of the latest news on the future of health from the Post FDA Reports issued monthly. If you’re looking to learn more about being immune to aging, this is the best place to get info. → Post FDA Reports

These human “biases” can help us understand how conflict happens.

5 Important Cognitive Biases That Fuel Conflict - Pollack Peacebuilding Systems

In our daily interactions, conflicts often arise due to differences in opinions, values, or beliefs. While these conflicts may seem unavoidable, understanding

pollackpeacebuilding.com/blog/cognitive-biases-fuel-conflict

MEME MUSEUM

Housing Market Now

Gotta get on that affordable housing! Lolz

“We are 100% sustainable ✊”

Praying for the efforts of all our sustainable multibillionaires 🙏

❗️Got meme-worthy insights? Reply to this email with your favorite memes or cartoons, and they might be featured in our next Meme Museum section!

RISING STAR

YouTube Duo - Aba & Preach (@AbaNPreach)

Aba & Preach have now started a satirical news channel, “A&P News,” where they break down the bizarre nature of human relationships, politics, and cringe worthy moments in the metaverse. “This is a sicknessss” continues to define the times as the duo watch a video of hopeless romantics getting married to their A.I. chatbots.

❗️Big thanks to our readers for their whimsical predictions on Aba & Preach’s future. Curious? Reply to this email with your 30-year predictions for your favorite public figure, and they might be featured in our next Rising Star section!

AI ARTIFACT

Ever wanted to bring your messages to life with AI avatars?

Synthesia - #1 AI Video Generator

Create professional videos without mics, cameras, or actors with AI Video Generator with the help of AI avatars and voiceovers — in over 120 languages.

www.synthesia.io

Synthesia is a platform where the charm of Generative AI comes to life, allowing users to easily scale their video production across many languages. With a suite of features like AI avatars, AI voices, and pre-designed video templates, Synthesia empowers users to create engaging video content with ease. Whether it’s for learning and development, sales training, or customer service, this platform is a testament to how Generative AI is breaking barriers in content creation. You can explore a universe of possibilities on their official page and perhaps, even get a glimpse of how such technology might evolve by the time 2054 rolls around.

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KARIM’S DIARY

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