Five Things revisited: Five articles from 2022
Everybody is doing Top Five lists at the end of the year, but I randomly picked five interesting articles.
Don’t worry, it is not Sunday morning now.
At first I was thinking about compiling a top 5 list of all the articles I shared in 2022 and then I found out that I would have to create a spreadsheet and play around with the numbers of 51 newsletters with five shared articles each. That’s way too much math during the lazy week after christmas, where I really don’t want to do anything at all besides reading, watching tv, munching chips and sipping red wine.
So instead I went through the Five Things newsletters I sent out this year and looked at the articles and picked out the five articles I particularly remembered. It’s not really a top 5 list, it is a very subjective list of five articles from 2022 that are worth reading or reading again.
Here’s my wrap-up of 2022. I’m sending this to all subscribers, but in 2023 I will send out one special newsletter each month - so now would be a great opportunity to switch to a paid subscription. Really. It’s for a good cause, trust me!
Ukraine holds the Future
Russia’s war on the Ukraine started over 300 days ago. This essay by Timothy Snyder discusses why it is essential for Western democracies that Ukraine will win this war. We need to support Ukraine with weapons and money for as long as it takes. Ukraine has to win this war or else there won’t be any peace.
Cryptocurrency is a symptom of the death of the American dream
There shouldn’t be any shortcuts to wealth and it is a good sign that the crypto bubble burst in 2022. But it is symptomatic that we trust people who suddently appear on the scene and have no real track record while real experts don’t get the attention they deserve.
The Pandemic Might Have Redesigned Cities Forever
Popup bike-lanes, outdoor seating for restaurants, cheap public transport, new public spaces - the pandemic had a big impact on the development of the cities and when I look at my hometown, it really changed for the better.
How big technology systems are slowing innovation
Never change a running system vs. good is the enemy of great - corporation have a hard time changing because of their tech stacks. My company advocates for collaboration between startups and established companies to circumvent this problem.
How a billionaires boys’ club came to dominate the public square
This article from early May clearly voiced concerns about Elon Musk taking over Twitter and discusses how media ownership has changed in the last few years. We need public broadcast now more than ever.
That’s it for 2022. Thanks for being a loyal reader of Five Things! See you next year!
That’s it.