Scott Smith
@changeist.bsky.social
Futurist, Managing Partner: changeist.com.
Barcelona-based.
Lapsed commentator. Plot machine.
Author: “How to Future” (2020) howtofuture.com | “Future Cultures” (2023) futureculturesbook.com
Reviews and previews: collisiondetector.com
Barcelona-based.
Lapsed commentator. Plot machine.
Author: “How to Future” (2020) howtofuture.com | “Future Cultures” (2023) futureculturesbook.com
Reviews and previews: collisiondetector.com
I guess the only refugees the government wants are corrupt ex-presidents from South America... and the culture they bring???
November 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I guess the only refugees the government wants are corrupt ex-presidents from South America... and the culture they bring???
Hey @financialtimes.com and @economist.com - you guys should meet.
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
www.ft.com/content/3ecc...
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
www.ft.com/content/3ecc...
What China will dominate next
The country’s high-speed innovation holds lessons for the world
www.economist.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hey @financialtimes.com and @economist.com - you guys should meet.
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
www.ft.com/content/3ecc...
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
www.ft.com/content/3ecc...
Extra credit cuz I'm an elder:
Loudest: (tie: B*tth*le Surfers @ 40 Watt 1987, Curve @ 930 Club 1998)
Dankest: The Eagles Long Run Tour 1979
Most unexpected: Roadtrip with The Sugarcubes for MTV taping in Auburn, AL
Farthest from home: EBTG, Auckland NZ
Most repeats (tie: Stereolab and AIR 3x)
Loudest: (tie: B*tth*le Surfers @ 40 Watt 1987, Curve @ 930 Club 1998)
Dankest: The Eagles Long Run Tour 1979
Most unexpected: Roadtrip with The Sugarcubes for MTV taping in Auburn, AL
Farthest from home: EBTG, Auckland NZ
Most repeats (tie: Stereolab and AIR 3x)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
- Elvis (last tour - 1977)
- The Police (last tour - 1986)
- DEVO (88?)
- Blur (1st date w/ @scoxsmith.bsky.social - 1992)
- The Fall (with Michael Clark Co - London mid 90s)
- Elvis (last tour - 1977)
- The Police (last tour - 1986)
- DEVO (88?)
- Blur (1st date w/ @scoxsmith.bsky.social - 1992)
- The Fall (with Michael Clark Co - London mid 90s)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
• X
• Sting
• Crowded House
• Oingo Boingo
• Los Lobos
• X
• Sting
• Crowded House
• Oingo Boingo
• Los Lobos
November 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Extra credit cuz I'm an elder:
Loudest: (tie: B*tth*le Surfers @ 40 Watt 1987, Curve @ 930 Club 1998)
Dankest: The Eagles Long Run Tour 1979
Most unexpected: Roadtrip with The Sugarcubes for MTV taping in Auburn, AL
Farthest from home: EBTG, Auckland NZ
Most repeats (tie: Stereolab and AIR 3x)
Loudest: (tie: B*tth*le Surfers @ 40 Watt 1987, Curve @ 930 Club 1998)
Dankest: The Eagles Long Run Tour 1979
Most unexpected: Roadtrip with The Sugarcubes for MTV taping in Auburn, AL
Farthest from home: EBTG, Auckland NZ
Most repeats (tie: Stereolab and AIR 3x)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
- Elvis (last tour - 1977)
- The Police (last tour - 1986)
- DEVO (88?)
- Blur (1st date w/ @scoxsmith.bsky.social - 1992)
- The Fall (with Michael Clark Co - London mid 90s)
- Elvis (last tour - 1977)
- The Police (last tour - 1986)
- DEVO (88?)
- Blur (1st date w/ @scoxsmith.bsky.social - 1992)
- The Fall (with Michael Clark Co - London mid 90s)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
• X
• Sting
• Crowded House
• Oingo Boingo
• Los Lobos
• X
• Sting
• Crowded House
• Oingo Boingo
• Los Lobos
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
* Paradise Lost
* The Sisters of Mercy
* Iron Maiden
* Alien Sex Fiend
* A-Ha
🤘😉
* Paradise Lost
* The Sisters of Mercy
* Iron Maiden
* Alien Sex Fiend
* A-Ha
🤘😉
November 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
- Elvis (last tour - 1977)
- The Police (last tour - 1986)
- DEVO (88?)
- Blur (1st date w/ @scoxsmith.bsky.social - 1992)
- The Fall (with Michael Clark Co - London mid 90s)
- Elvis (last tour - 1977)
- The Police (last tour - 1986)
- DEVO (88?)
- Blur (1st date w/ @scoxsmith.bsky.social - 1992)
- The Fall (with Michael Clark Co - London mid 90s)
The original piece. How’s Saylor doing these days? www.collisiondetector.com/the-era-of-r...
November 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The original piece. How’s Saylor doing these days? www.collisiondetector.com/the-era-of-r...
Hashtag riskmaxxing www.ft.com/content/c17a...
The housing crisis is pushing Gen Z into crypto and economic nihilism
Locked out of home ownership, young adults are turning to risky financial behaviour
www.ft.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Hashtag riskmaxxing www.ft.com/content/c17a...
Anyone I know a Supernote user?
November 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Anyone I know a Supernote user?
Happy Hitchgiving to those who celebrate
November 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Happy Hitchgiving to those who celebrate
Here’s to the folks following an edible with the 5000 Fingers of Dr T on TCM right now.
two men are fighting in front of a bed with a purple curtain
ALT: two men are fighting in front of a bed with a purple curtain
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Here’s to the folks following an edible with the 5000 Fingers of Dr T on TCM right now.
Fascinating how ignorant everyone suddenly becomes when tragedy strikes.
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Fascinating how ignorant everyone suddenly becomes when tragedy strikes.
We would start the turnaround by not always effusively praising the most sub-par set of administration best mates put into important jobs ever. We don't just need better elites, we need them to have better college buddies and golf partners. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
The JD Vance Classmate Emerging as a Key Player in Talks to End the Ukraine War
President Trump has enlisted Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to handle high-stakes diplomacy in the administration’s push to find a peace deal.
www.wsj.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
We would start the turnaround by not always effusively praising the most sub-par set of administration best mates put into important jobs ever. We don't just need better elites, we need them to have better college buddies and golf partners. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Good to see. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Park Service Union Movement Spreads to Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree
Employees in dozens of park units are organizing to fight attempts by the Trump administration to downsize the agency.
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Good to see. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Passively listening to a webinar from a group of crisis experts while writing, and was suddenly jolted when a panelist on the call said he wanted to "double click" on what another panelist had just said. 🤢
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Passively listening to a webinar from a group of crisis experts while writing, and was suddenly jolted when a panelist on the call said he wanted to "double click" on what another panelist had just said. 🤢
Along with this: who is paying for all the wrecked SUVs to be repaired?
Once again, I am asking if any journalists in the US are doing serious research into the provenance of plainclothes (or combat cosplay) masked men on the streets of the country?
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Along with this: who is paying for all the wrecked SUVs to be repaired?
I’m sure it’s the case elsewhere as well, but for 25% of the year, US newspapers become shopping and cooking guides with some occasional news attached.
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I’m sure it’s the case elsewhere as well, but for 25% of the year, US newspapers become shopping and cooking guides with some occasional news attached.
Riskmaxxing ahoy. www.wsj.com/finance/robi...
Traders Are Flooding Markets With Risky Bets. Robinhood’s CEO Is Their Cult Hero.
Brokerage co-founded by Vlad Tenev makes exotic investments available to ordinary investors, seeing aggressive traders as key to the company’s success.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Riskmaxxing ahoy. www.wsj.com/finance/robi...
But will Europe have beardos? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
A Draft or Volunteers? Russian Threat Prompts Urgent Debate in Europe.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
But will Europe have beardos? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
Well, we now have a heuristic for a lot of societal problems.
Do you stand or sit to wipe your bum?
The question has been doing the rounds on podcasts and social media, and now YouGov has the answer:
Stand: 34%
Sit: 57%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
The question has been doing the rounds on podcasts and social media, and now YouGov has the answer:
Stand: 34%
Sit: 57%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
November 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Well, we now have a heuristic for a lot of societal problems.
Will be rewatching this tonight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sXL...
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Will be rewatching this tonight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sXL...
Damn, Jimmy Cliff AND Udo Kier.
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Damn, Jimmy Cliff AND Udo Kier.
RIP to a real one. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
RIP to a real one. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
Poor foresight.
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Poor foresight.
Ah yes, Camp Nou is back open, and nights of traffic and honking horns return to our peaceful side street.
November 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Ah yes, Camp Nou is back open, and nights of traffic and honking horns return to our peaceful side street.
The American Revolutionary War seems full of hold mine beer moments, where both sides conspire to not be the victor. “Oh yeah, you needlessly botched your attack? Behold, as we retreat pointlessly, taking the long way through a miasmic swamp.”
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The American Revolutionary War seems full of hold mine beer moments, where both sides conspire to not be the victor. “Oh yeah, you needlessly botched your attack? Behold, as we retreat pointlessly, taking the long way through a miasmic swamp.”