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CEO @latelier BNP Paribas. Board Member @anuproductions. I work on intersectional foresight. Contributor at Forbes, Wired, Business Insider. Views are my own.
Jun 8, 2020 41 tweets 14 min read
#Conspiracy Theories are the religion of the Internet. Prophets, priests, congratulations, churches sacred texts & divine truths all play their part in the spread of these contemporary theologies. Now more than ever. #Thread 1/ #Covid19 has accelerated the distribution & acceptance of these ideas, further undermining societal trust in institutions and systems. This thread provides an overview of the conspiracies proliferating during the #Coronavirus pandemic 2/
Apr 29, 2020 25 tweets 9 min read
A thread on the changing nature of #Vice during the #Corona Virus #Covid19
Beginning with Alcohol... 1/ US: Sprits sales increased by 75% year on year. NewWeek.com
Online alcohol sales increased 291% in the last week of March TheIndependent.co.uk
Apr 14, 2020 46 tweets 11 min read
Privacy foresight is an area that we’ve worked on for some time now. Many of the legislative & social changes that we anticipated over years are now happening within months. Massive state collection of data, emergency powers, pervasive use of tech. Here is our overview Thread/ In times of crisis, definitive action is reasonable & often necessary to shore up public sentiment & adequately respond to the problem of today. But sometimes, in the midst of all this, changes occur that utterly change our tomorrow.