What I Felt at CES 2026 Was Not Just Anxiety, but an Economy Being Forced to Accelerate

If I am completely honest, my reaction after listening to the conversations surrounding CES 2026 was deeply ambivalent. On the one hand, I could clearly sense that a “production function explosion” is approaching. On the other, I could not deny that this technological narrative is not merely another episode of speculative excess, it directly confronts … Continue reading What I Felt at CES 2026 Was Not Just Anxiety, but an Economy Being Forced to Accelerate →

2026 | Events I Am Paying Attention To

January Bulgaria formally adopts the euro, with its GDP now exceeding that of Luxembourg. The symbolic meaning of eurozone expansion often outweighs the economic substance itself. Greg Abel becomes CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, with Warren Buffett remaining as chairman — for the first time, I genuinely feel that the Buffett era is entering its countdown. … Continue reading 2026 | Events I Am Paying Attention To →

La spéculation stratégique de la France et l’impasse de l’autonomie européenne

Je dois l’avouer franchement : lorsque j’observe la France de 2025 afficher à nouveau, sur la scène internationale, cette posture qu’elle appelle « autonomie stratégique », je ne ressens pas seulement de la déception, mais une inquiétude de plus en plus forte, presque impossible à contenir. Je sens de plus en plus clairement que les … Continue reading La spéculation stratégique de la France et l’impasse de l’autonomie européenne →

Why Has Europe Fallen Asleep on Digital Payments?

A Long Reflection on Civilizational Self-Anesthesia and Institutional Torpor I increasingly feel that Europe’s backwardness in digital payments is not the result of missing technology, insufficient resources, or a lack of talent. The real cause lies deeper, more abstractly, and in ways Europeans themselves hesitate to admit: it is the outcome of a civilization that … Continue reading Why Has Europe Fallen Asleep on Digital Payments? →