24 Mar 25 Monday Briefing
Hello from Bengaluru
… where I’m visiting the Agile India 2025 conference for the second (and final) time. Here’s the workshop session I’m leading, in case anyone is in town and fancies dropping by!
News Roundup
Erdoğan is fast finding out that turmoil is bad for the markets, Ukraine will have to decide if it cedes this much territory or even more, everyone seems to be “vibe coding” but that seems to be shit I did with MySpace twenty years ago, eggs trump fentanyl, and Namibia’s prospects look… interesting.
Watch/Scroll
DoorDash and Klarna won’t be the only unholy BNPL matrimony on the horizon – in Singapore, we have superapp Grab, which offers BNPL, which the precariat are using for… GrabFood. I’m not sure what else screams late-stage capitalism more than “financing a pizza” from Domino’s.
Read
takes us through a tour of what happens when people don’t resolve individual and collective trauma, and what that means for societies and the different paths they can take. Just look at Cambodia vs Laos post-1975, for one. writes of an alignment that while not very probable, is both possible and plausible, and one that has been tickling at the back of my mind for a while now.Ponder
In a world polarised between post-religion/spirituality and rising fundamentalism,
explores what kind of revival can be expected.
Financing a pizza? Yes DUH. Suspect we’re in for a long ride to the end of capitalism given demise of democracy led by a capitalist centric US.
Great line "I’m not sure what else screams late-stage capitalism more than “financing a pizza” from Domino’s."