“If you understand colonialism, you can’t use AI.” I used to think the same thing. But then I realized.. The people who reject AI completely are surrendering it to people who will use it in sh*tty ways. And that’s way more dangerous than learning to use it well. The technology isn’t the problem. How people… Continue reading
Author Archives → Akino
I'm Akino, exploring decolonization, economics, spirituality, psychology, post-capitalist entrepreneurship and how systems actually work. I share the frameworks I'm discovering, the questions I'm asking, and ideas that might make the world a better place if they reach the right people. This is where I think out loud about making sense of the world, hopefully some of it is useful to you too.
Simplicity of Parkour
Today I found this vid from what of my favorite freerunners Kelan. And I saw this comment: And I 100% agree. This vid is meditative. It reminds me of my own parkour training for the past 18 years. This way, is not just about doing the biggest trick, the craziest drop, or the biggest roof… Continue reading
44 Questions I’m Asking During America’s Descent into Fascism
When I was 12 years old, there was this scene in I, Robot that changed how I think about everything. Dr. Lanning, the founder of modern robotics, had just been killed. An inspector (Will Smith) is exploring his lab and finds a hologram of Lanning’s consciousness. He turns it on. “Greetings, inspector. My responses are… Continue reading
My Heros, Influences, & Mentors
Today is my b-day, And I want to take a moment to celebrate the people who have shaped me as a human being at 29. (Damn 30 is just around the corner) This page is my living credits A space to honor the people and ideas that have shaped me, and continue to shape me… Continue reading
Hope is an ontological need
I was browsing at the library today and found this Ignore my foot pls. One of the first things I do when browsing books is look for authors I’ve read before. Harnessing my own cognitive bias of “social proof” (This is how I sell myself on my own education) And I saw this in the… Continue reading
A useful delusion for reading longer
I used to hate reading books. My ADHD brain would wander after two sentences, and I’d feel like an idiot.. couldn’t concentrate or focus on the material. But then I discovered a ‘useful delusion’ that changed everything. I’ve been using an app called Readwise for 3 years now. It’s helped me read nearly every day… Continue reading
The “Spiritual Equation” Principle
I was ass at math in high school. Numbers just didn’t work well with me. So I came up with my own kind of equation, One that made a bit more sense to me intuitively. A spiritual equation is a loose term I use to describe the combined mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of a… Continue reading
Can authoritarian leaders be good?
The other day I had a commenter on YouTube channel ask this: My response: Great question! what I’ve noticed is that there are cases of benevolent authoritarianism / tactics. The most successful case of this I found so far is Lee Kuan Yu, and how he turned Singapore from a third world country to a… Continue reading
How My AI Describes Me
The other day on my YouTube channel I got a comment asking how I personally use AI. I started brain-dumping the frameworks for my process: the ways I utilize AI for critical thinking, personal development, my writing, my reading process, my learning process, my decision-making and critical thinking skills. But then I realized, wait, why… Continue reading
72% of the world is authoritarian.. Here’s 19 books explaining why
19 Books for Decolonization Full Transcript May 30th, 2025 – 1:05 AM Hey social media, it’s been a while since I’ve made one of these things. It is May 30th, Friday, 1:05 in the morning. A lot of stuff has happened since my last video. Before I wanted to hop into content creation again and… Continue reading