17 Mon Nov 2025
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AI, books, fiction, Good Strat, human, life, Martyn Jones, writing
Martyn Rhisiart Jones
Córdoba, Spain, 17th November 2025
(The Ruthless, No-Bullshit, Slightly Evil Edition)
17 Mon Nov 2025
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Martyn Rhisiart Jones and The Political Contrarians
A Coruña, 17th November 2025
Both AI and quantum computing face distorted incentives from venture capital, conferences, and media that prioritise revolutionary hype over realistic timelines and incremental progress. Yet, sober expectations, acknowledging that true breakthroughs may take decades and enormous resources, are essential to responsibly realising their genuine, upward trajectories.
In the annals of tech-wreck evangelism and boom-and-bust bullshit, few phrases are as reliably lucrative as “paradigm shift”, “exponential progress”, and “the next electricity”. Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing have both been honoured with these accolades in recent years, complete with nine-figure funding rounds, breathless TED talks, and the occasional greed-driven billionaire divination. Both fields are genuinely necessary. Both are also surrounded by a fog of exaggeration so thick that even seasoned observers struggle to see the road ahead.
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Martyn Rhisiart Jones and the GoodStrat Editorial Team (Alex S., Marcus S., Stewart L., Dawn F., Jenny S.)
Brussels, EU, 14th November, 2025
As 2026 creeps in, it resembles a broken-down delivery robot experiencing hallucinations of depression and dread. The big tech news isn’t flashy new features. Bells and whistles, and bullshit aren’t prominent anymore. Instead, AI has quietly infiltrated everything. It’s like mould, cynicism and cheap furniture in a rental apartment. Suddenly, it’s “infrastructure.” This is what people say when they mean, “We can’t get rid of it now.” Even if it starts insulting customers, peeing on the C-suite carpet, and revealing the fraud of our makers.
Continue reading12 Wed Nov 2025
Martyn Rhisiart Jones & Grok
Córdoba, 12th November 2025
Adding any other vaccines to this one is specious. ‘Vaccines are net kidney savers’ is a ridiculous thing to say. The medical and scientific question is the effect of THIS vaccine, and each COVID vaccine separately.”
It was in response to a comment I had made in which I stated, “This is fear porn, not science. The study warrants scrutiny (e.g., for confounders), but Hulscher’s “BREAKING” hype is baseless; vaccines are net kidney saviours.”
So I asked Grok if what I stated was correct. What follows is Grok’s non-partisan response.
Continue reading12 Wed Nov 2025
Martyn Rhisiart Jones
A Coruña, 12th November 2025
CONSIDER THIS: DATA AS A MIRROR OF HUMANITY
Friends, Roman, Countryfolk! In an age where every tap on a screen, every fleeting glance at a smartwatch, and even the subtle rhythm of a resting pulse are silently collected as data, what does this immense and glittering digital mosaic reveal about our innermost selves and the selves we have yet to inhabit?
Continue reading08 Sat Nov 2025
Sir Afilonius Rex and Selina Hughes
Bloomsbury, London – 8th November 2025
A Thoughtful Engagement with Your Perspective on Recent Developments
Dear Mansoor Hussain Laghari,
Thank you for sharing your post. It’s clear from your background as a US Army veteran, filmmaker, and human rights activist that your words come from a place of deep personal conviction and a commitment to standing against what you see as injustice. As a Muslim Zionist, your unique voice adds an important layer to conversations about antisemitism, extremism, and the complexities of the Middle East. I appreciate how you’ve framed this as a call for truth and accountability, especially amid such painful events like October 7th and the ongoing hostage crisis. That said, while I respect your intent to highlight perceived hypocrisy, I believe a more balanced examination of the facts could strengthen the discourse and foster greater understanding on all sides. Allow me to offer some gentle reflections, drawing on recent reports, to invite further dialogue.
Continue reading08 Sat Nov 2025
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Sir Afilonius Rex with Martyn Rhisiart Jones
Madrid, 8th November 2025
Key Positive Achievements of Donald Trump as U.S. President (2017–2021)
Donald Trump’s single term as the 45th President of the United States focused on economic deregulation, foreign policy deals, and judicial reforms, among other areas. While his presidency was highly polarising, several initiatives garnered bipartisan support or measurable outcomes. Below, we outline significant positive achievements based on verified policy impacts, economic data, and international agreements. These are drawn from official records, government reports, and nonpartisan analyses.
Continue reading08 Sat Nov 2025
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deception, Economics, fake, history, lies, Philosophy, Politics, propaganda, vulgarity, writing
Sir Afilonius Rex and Vanessa Bell
Bloomsbury, London, 8th November 2025
Calling Bullshit on Fakery
A LinkedIn post by Thorsten Wunde (or “WundeThorsten”) shared a viral anecdote claiming to illustrate why “socialism always fails.” The story presents an economics professor in Sweden. He fails an entire class after averaging the grades to simulate socialist equality. This action leads to widespread laziness and eventual collapse. It concludes with a moral: When half the population realises they can slack off, the nation is in danger. The other half sees no reward for effort. This marks the end of every nation. This tale aims to serve as compelling evidence of socialism’s inherent flaws. However, it is deeply problematic on several levels. It is factually, logically, and empirically flawed. It’s a classic example of a fabricated parable. It is dressed up as real-world evidence. This story has been circulating online since at least 2009. It appears as chain emails and memes, often tied to U.S. politics (e.g., “Obama’s socialism”). Below, we’ll break it down systematically.
Continue reading07 Fri Nov 2025
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anxiety, AnxietyMight, BellLetsTalk, GreatReplacement, health, mental-health, MentalHealthAwareness, social media, technology
Ana-Celina Alba de Borbon
Madrid, 7th November 2025
The question: Does social media serve to surface mental health issues?
The answer: Yes!
Yes, social media serves to surface mental health issues, both by exposing underlying problems that might otherwise stay hidden and by amplifying or even creating new ones.
Here’s a breakdown with evidence from research and real-world patterns:
Continue reading07 Fri Nov 2025
Sir Afilonius Rex
Mountain View, CA, USA – 7th November 2025
The article by Bassem Eid in The Times of Israel (Nov 2025) asserts that Hamas’s actions on October 7, 2023, and its use of human shields constitute genocide against Jews. It cites Golda Meir’s 1957 remark (“We can forgive the Arabs for killing our children… but we cannot forgive them for forcing us to kill their children”) to frame Hamas’s strategy as deliberately engineering Palestinian civilian deaths to provoke Israeli retaliation—thus meeting the legal threshold for genocide.
This is a bold, provocative claim that weaponises a revered Israeli leader’s words but fails under scrutiny on legal, factual, and rhetorical grounds.
Below is a structured takedown.
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