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   12 Oct 2026 · 13 minNew

   生成AIコンテンツのカンブリア爆発 ── なぜネットは奇妙な生命体で埋め尽くされるのか

   The internet is rapidly filling with strange new forms of AI-generated content: virtual influencers, synthetic voices, AI films, artificial musicians, and characters that never existed. In this episode, I compare this explosion to the Cambrian explosion, when life diversified into many unusual forms. Most of today’s AI formats will probably not survive. Some will disappear, while others will adapt to the online environment and remain. As AI content becomes more abundant and polished, human imperfection may become more valuable. In a world of perfect synthetic media, people may begin to…

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   11 Oct 2026 · 10 minNew

   なぜ現代では貧乏人が自分を貧乏人だと思わなくて済むのか

   Why is inequality often difficult to recognize in modern society? In this episode, I explore how comfort, entertainment, success stories, and ideas of personal responsibility can make structural differences less visible. Wealthy people are often presented as aspirational figures, while poverty is treated as an individual problem. I also examine inherited advantages in politics and business, where family networks, capital, reputation, and existing organizations can create very different starting points. The point is not to blame rich people or second-generation leaders, but to understand the…

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   10 Oct 2026 · 11 min

   コストを最小化して幸福を最大化することだけが、人間の生の目的なのか

   Is the purpose of life simply to minimize costs and maximize happiness? In this episode, I reflect on the popularity of “small happiness” lifestyles: cheap meals, quiet weekends, modest homes, and few ambitions. There is nothing wrong with living simply, but reducing desire also reduces the risk of failure, disappointment, and pain. Drawing on Nietzsche’s idea of the “last man,” I ask whether happiness alone is enough. Perhaps some of the most meaningful things in life—art, love, adventure, creation, and self-overcoming—are inefficient, risky, and costly. Maybe the deeper question is what we…

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   9 Oct 2026 · 7 min

   AIリストラ時代、私たちは挫折を学ばなければならない

   As AI continues to reshape white-collar work, many people may eventually be forced to leave familiar careers and enter completely different fields. In this episode, I reflect on my own difficult experience in door-to-door sales after university and how that early hardship gave me resilience later in life. Losing a job is not only about income; it can also mean losing status, identity, and a carefully planned future. I argue that setbacks can broaden our perspective and teach us that no career is permanent. In the AI era, adaptability, humility, and the ability to learn again may matter more…

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   8 Oct 2026 · 13 min

   正論のインフレ、経験の希少化

   In the age of AI, saying the “right things” has become incredibly easy. Anyone can produce polished advice about success, learning, discipline, or personal growth in seconds. But as correct opinions become abundant, real experience may become more valuable. In this episode, I explore the inflation of conventional wisdom and the growing scarcity of lived experience. AI can tell us to learn from failure, but it cannot replace years of trying, failing, regretting, adapting, and thinking. The future value of human expression may depend less on knowing the right answer and more on what we have…