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The pressure to create great, SEO-friendly content is always on. It seems like every week a new AI tool pops up, promising to make writing faster and easier. One name you'll see a lot is Junia AI, which makes a pretty big promise to help you "Rank on...
Gambling is the practice of monetizing uncertainty. But not all uncertainties are created equal. Some are aleatory (like rolling dice), others are epistemic (like not knowing tomorrow’s weather), and some are ontological (like the nature of God). Bet...
Chapter 1: A Brief History of Chance The act of wagering—staking something of value on an uncertain outcome—is not a modern invention but a deeply ingrained aspect of human history, predating written records and spanning virtually every known civiliz...
Gambling thrives on human curiosity about uncertain futures. Sports, elections, and even television competitions turn indeterminate outcomes into monetized suspense. Yet when the uncertainties stretch into science fiction, philosophy, or the long arc...
Gambling has always had an odd intimacy with history’s great uncertainties. People once placed wagers on the outcomes of papal conclaves, the birth of royal heirs, or the survival of condemned criminals. Modern betting markets stretch across sports, ...
The Paradox of Self-Betting At first glance, betting on your own company’s stock seems logical, even virtuous. If you truly believe in your firm’s future, why not stake money on it? After all, entrepreneurs and founders already live this principle: t...
The Allure of Celebrity Relationships Celebrity culture functions like a parallel monarchy. Weddings are national events, pregnancies are tabloid headlines, and divorces are treated as collective trauma or schadenfreude. Audiences consume these event...
The Spectacle of Trials From the Salem Witch Trials to the televised spectacle of O.J. Simpson’s 1995 murder trial, courtroom dramas have always carried a performative dimension. They feature narrative arcs, charismatic characters, and binary outcome...
The Spectacle of Trials From the Salem Witch Trials to the televised spectacle of O.J. Simpson’s 1995 murder trial, courtroom dramas have always carried a performative dimension. They feature narrative arcs, charismatic characters, and binary outcome...