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Design, Cities, Society, Essay20 May 2026

Cities Have Started Designing People Out of Them

A critical essay on hostile architecture, urban design, homelessness, heat, and the quiet disappearance of humane public space in the average modern German cities.

Yann - Smaumau10 min read

Design, Cities, Society, EssayDesignCitiesSociety

Essay18 May 2026

The AI Bubble Is Already Distorting the Real World

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a technology story. It has become an infrastructure story, a labor story, an energy story, and increasingly, a story about economic distortion. The current AI boom is defended as inevitable progress, but its costs are already visible: speculative investment, displaced priorities, rising pressure on public infrastructure, and a culture willing to mistake automation for intelligence.

Yann - Smaumau7 min read

EssayArtificial IntelligenceOpinionEconomy