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Welcome to (margin*notes)^squared

Insights for policy and change makers on tech, power, and governance—creating a just digital future rooted in global solidarity.

Jun 8, 2025 • Michael L. Bąk

The Unbearable Lightness of Flippancy

Meta and the Strange Casualness of “Superintelligence for Everyone”

May 1 • Michael L. Bąk

My Analog Songkran

What a water fight taught me about resisting a synthetic life

Apr 17 • Michael L. Bąk

This Is Not Training

This is what it looks like to refuse being shaped elsewhere

Mar 27 • Michael L. Bąk

I Kissed a Boy and I Liked It

Why synthetic boyfriends create real harms — and why that must concern everyone

Mar 8 • Michael L. Bąk

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