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  • CEO BRIEFING: Top Tech Trends Shaping 2026: AI and Industry Disruption

    CEO BRIEFING: Top Tech Trends Shaping 2026: AI and Industry Disruption

    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.

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  • How Data Reflects Humanity’s Complexities

    How Data Reflects Humanity’s Complexities

    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?

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  • IT’S POLITICS: Debunking the Myth of Socialist Failures

    IT’S POLITICS: Debunking the Myth of Socialist Failures

    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.

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  • Debunking AI Myths: Quotes That Inspire Critical Thinking

    Debunking AI Myths: Quotes That Inspire Critical Thinking

    Martyn Rhisiart Jones

    2nd November 2025

    A Random Walk Down AI Street

    Suppose you enjoy, abhor or are simply bored with the massive surfeit of hype surrounding degenerative AI. In that case, you might just hate these less-than-faithful quotes as well.

    If you enjoy one or two of the quotes, well, then that’s an acceptable bonus too.

    So, to begin at the beginning…

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  • STRAIGHT TALK: Bullshit Your Way in AI: The Joys of Grifting the Algorithmic Age

    STRAIGHT TALK: Bullshit Your Way in AI: The Joys of Grifting the Algorithmic Age

    Martyn Rhisiart Jones

    27th October 2025

    Galicia, Spain, European Union

    Every age has its prophets. The Victorians had their mesmerists, the 1990s had their dot-com futurists, the 2000s had our wacky and dishonest Big Data clowns, and we — lucky us — have our AI influencers, the brave souls who can turn a prompt into a keynote, a hallucination into a business model, and a buzzword into a lifestyle.

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  • AI Will Make You Unstoppable

    AI Will Make You Unstoppable

    Barnice Mucko, Sir Afilonius Rex, Klammy Hans Sauerbraten.

    “AI will make you unstoppable” voice — intentionally sycophantic and self-serious…

    💫 How Generative AI Can Make You the Best Version of Yourself (Yes, Even There)

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  • Amazingly Attractive AI Obscenity

    Amazingly Attractive AI Obscenity

    By Barnice Blaar, Gretel Grumbleguts and Nifan Farc.

    🚀 The Generative AI Revolution: The Future Is Unreal — Literally!

    Every so often, a technology comes along that completely reshapes how we work, create, and imagine. Just a few years ago, “artificial intelligence” sounded like something out of a sci-fi movie. Today, Generative AI isn’t just a buzzword — it’s the most transformative force of our time.

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  • Unlocking Data Insights with Martyn Jones

    Unlocking Data Insights with Martyn Jones

    Martyn Richard Jones is primarily known as a strategist. He is also a consultant and author. His expertise lies in the fields of data and information architecture. Additionally, he is involved in business strategy and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

    Here is a summary of the public perception and professional profile:

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  • The Awkward Squad: Questioning Conventional Wisdom

    The Awkward Squad: Questioning Conventional Wisdom

    Full-Private Number-One in the Awkward Squad of the rank and file of life was Sloppy, and yet had his glimmering notions of standing true to the Colours.

    Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend

    I am a sceptic, part of the awkward squad of troublemakers.

    • The awkward squad consists of people who ask questions and who won’t stop asking until they arrive at the crux of the matter.
    • The awkward squad won’t take bullshit for an answer.
    • The awkward squad are unquestioningly not pre-programmed to follow specific paths.
    • The awkward squad will speak truth to power.
    • The awkward squad will question everything.

    Such as, “What the hell is that all about?”

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  • Lassie Does Data

    Lassie Does Data

    Martyn Richard Jones, Galicia, 14th May 2025.

    Lassie Does Data

    Remember that old story about Lassie, the Yorkshire collie dog?

    And, how Lassie would run across the Scottish highlands, lowlands and Yorkshire moors.

    Aww, wasn’t she so cute?

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