Archive - The Future, Now and Then

What comes next, if Claude Code is as good as people say.

We know how this turns out. First comes the novelty, then comes the corrosion.

Jan 15 • Dave Karpf

The Long Shadow of January 6th

On the failure to hold power to account.

Jan 6 • Dave Karpf

December 2025

The Future, Now and Then: 2025 in review

A look back, and a look forward

Dec 29, 2025 • Dave Karpf

Some 2026 Predictions

I think we've made it past rock bottom?

Dec 22, 2025 • Dave Karpf

On Hatereading as Method

Ridicule is our last, best weapon

Dec 13, 2025 • Dave Karpf

The end of optimization

Some thoughts on a transition point in recent internet history,

Dec 9, 2025 • Dave Karpf

November 2025

Black Mirror is not a Pinterest board.

Part 1 in what I really hope doesn't become a series

Nov 18, 2025 • Dave Karpf

Every generation gets to recreate the environmental movement to suit its own purposes

Some big-picture reactions to a recent NYT piece

Nov 12, 2025 • Dave Karpf

The Shutdown Surrender

I just... I mean... Whatever.

Nov 10, 2025 • Dave Karpf

Bullet Points: November 7, 2025 edition

Money is fake, it's only accounting fraud if we have a functional administrative state, and taking stock of the past year.

Nov 7, 2025 • Dave Karpf

Bill Gates's stunted political vision

Bill Gates went full Lomborg. Never go full Lomborg.

Nov 4, 2025 • Dave Karpf

Democrats get lots of bad advice

Political scientist Dave Karpf discusses what data can and cannot tell about politics

Published on Flux • Nov 4, 2025

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