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Angelos Arnis

Angelos Arnis
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art

Art tends left

Curiously, art gravitates toward questioning and dissent because art's essential function is to make the familiar strange, revealing the contingency hiding beneath what appears natural and inevitable. This is why radical art like Picasso's Guernica retains its urgent vitality across decades.

By Angelos Arnis 11 Sep 2025
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algorithms

Platform capitalism always destroys what it claims to enable

Substack's latest steps illustrate a predictable trend for venture-backed platforms. Migrating from Substack to Ghost despite the real costs demonstrates a refusal to adhere to platform discipline. Writers must choose between optimizing for audience size and keeping ownership of their work.

By Angelos Arnis 04 Sep 2025
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our collective futures

critical reflections on design, tech, and systems

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