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Rolf Strom-Olsen

@rstromolsen.bsky.social

Professor of Political Philosophy & Humanities, IE University (Spain). Fier d’être canadien 🇨🇦

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Climbing into the 1% in the Age of Capitalist Excess You can steal millions of dollars if you work for the right people, apparently.

I've written up some thoughts about a curious story that reveals the economics of late-stage capitalism.

rolfstromolsen.substack.com/p/climbing-i...

21.08.2025 13:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Probably easier than watching a movie, since that requires some cognitive effort of interpretation and judgment.

30.05.2025 09:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Reason over Rhetoric America goes nuts so the rest of us don't have to

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08.05.2025 14:52 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

From a Canadian perspective, America seems to be really working hard to cast itself, inexplicably, as a bad-faith actor. Cui bono?

02.02.2025 02:45 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Appropriate that this dog-catches-car asshattery is 5 years to the day (+1) since the UK showed how to self-own by leaving the EU.

31.01.2025 20:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Mark Carney est le meilleur candidat pour chef d'un parti - quel qu'il soit - que nous ayons vu depuis une génération.

24.01.2025 21:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I started doing this last semester. I require students to fill out a statement that asks them to specify if they have used AI, and if so how. In my experience, students are honest and forthright, and the information is helpful in assessing their work. In short, highly recommended practice!

02.01.2025 16:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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My Year in Books A resolution to read more fiction has had a salubrious effect.

I read some good fiction this year. Here are the highlights.
open.substack.com/pub/rolfstro...

21.12.2024 15:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Things Run AMOC Yes, things are bad. But take some solace in the fact that they'll get worse.

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09.12.2024 08:50 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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