New social and technological “giants” like loneliness, addiction, distraction, lies and complexity threaten the West and coordinated government action is needed to restore social cohesion, focus and trust. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/02/world/government-must-restore-social-cohesion-focus-trust/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ai #artificialintelligence #socialmedia #fivegiants #westernsocieties #thewest #us #sweden #finland #mentalhealth
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" #Finland’s foreign minister to #theWest: #Ukraine doesn’t need help to surrender — it needs strength to win
#ElinaValtonen said #Kyiv has all it takes to keep fighting #Russia and the West must help it defend, not capitulate"
On one hand, it's fucking obvious
On the other hand, "obvious" is in short supply
We need all the clear thinking we can get
There's a lot of stupidity out there, and madness in seats of power
Thank you Elina Valtonen
" #Finland’s foreign minister to #theWest: #Ukraine doesn’t need help to surrender — it needs strength to win
#ElinaValtonen said #Kyiv has all it takes to keep fighting #Russia and the West must help it defend, not capitulate"
On one hand, it's fucking obvious
On the other hand, "obvious" is in short supply
We need all the clear thinking we can get
There's a lot of stupidity out there, and madness in seats of power
Thank you Elina Valtonen
Western media often portray violent uprisings and disasters in the Global South as heroic revolutions or tragic spectacles, applying double standards by portraying similar events at home through a different moral lens. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/03/world/media-hypocrisy-on-insurrections-and-revolutions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #globalsouth #media #nepal #philippines #madagascar #indonesia #thewest #africa #southamerica
In today’s tech rivalry with China, scale — especially in AI — is now a vital edge the West must build and share with allies to stay ahead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/22/world/scale-is-the-key-to-success/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #europe #thewest #technology #ai