In 58 posts with close to 100k words, we shared a lot in 2024! Explore 2024’s biggest geopolitical shifts, cultural battles, and bold insights with Drishtikone’s year in review. See you in 2025! Happy New Year! Be safe!
When you see Russia get into existential war over Ukraine, or Israel bomb Syria or India battle with Pakistan or Bangladesh, it is not because of some whim. It has a historical and geographical context. That is critical to understand for analyzing geopolitics.
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” ― Dr. Seuss, Happy Birthday to You!
End of Media
AI is going to be a game-changer. We can now envision a day when the 20th-century scourge of mass media is ended forever.
Lines of the Dead
China is facing a major impact due to COVID and there are lines in front of the large crematorium in Beijing. Short but critical thread!
Twitter Files, Part Five
Part 5 of the Twitter Files is here. This thread is long but very instructive on what people did while throwing Trump out. PS - it also has a tweet on India and PM Modi.
While these are the Twitter Files that Elon Musk is releasing, there is another effort that America First Legal undertook. The new documents have uncovered a secret Twitter portal that U.S. Govt officials used to censor dissenting COVID-19 views and violate the First Amendment! Here is the thread:
Check the details of that report here.
Joining the Dots
This is an old thread but it is very insightful in the way it lays out the news items that matter by dates. Suddenly a new insight appears. Some linkages may be over-exaggerated but very important to keep in mind nevertheless.
Storytelling principles
Storytelling is an art. Specifically non-fiction. It is always good to learn from experience. Here is a very useful thread on 12 important story telling principles. Bookmark them.
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