Kontext

I didn't consciously make any resolutions or even set goals for 2026, aside from the goal of survival, but looking through my journal, there is a pervasive theme running through the notes around this time...

Man, sleep deprivation really brings out the cynic in me.

Ekpyrosis - a Stoic belief in the periodic destruction (and renewal) of the cosmos Some interesting stuff regarding the Fourth Turning and a bunch of other converging cycles in this pod:

Fountain

The Cosmic Matrix • Your Psycho-Spiritual Guide to 2026 and the Peak of the Fourth Turning | TCM #167 (Part 1 ) • Listen on Fountain

We explore the Fourth Turning as a civilizational initiation, how the current crisis is reshaping our world from the inside out, what lies ahead as...

I have to be honest, I haven't read the latest book ("The Fourth Turning is Here"), but I also feel that since it doesn't mention Bitcoin, it misses something significant. Because I think there's a higher chance than not that a financial crisis will be the end of this cycle (one already signified the beginning phase of the Fourth Turning) and that Bitcoin will be the cornerstone of the so-called New World Order. All of this reminded me of this old and eye-opening @npub1pxyk...7nke episode with @Peter McCormack and Mark Moss, where they discuss other cycles: 80-year generational/crisis cycles (similar to The Fourth Turning), ~84-year political/social cycles tied to upheaval and regime change, ~250-year revolutionary cycles tied to decentralization vs centralization shifts, and ~50-year waves of technological revolutions.

#memestr

Just a couple of things I came across during this Christmas Call them synchronicities