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The [https://www.starholder.xyz/ Starholder Institute] is formed to investigate low probability, high impact events which have the possibility to reorient humankind. It was originally founded by Dan Aykroyd and other prominent citizens to identify gaps in the Y2K threat assessment matrix, but now conducts research across a wide array of topics. The creation of the institute was the founding fork which launched the [[Starholder|Starholder Timeline]] as a branch of our own reality. | The [https://www.starholder.xyz/ Starholder Institute] is formed to investigate low probability, high impact events which have the possibility to reorient humankind. It was originally founded by Dan Aykroyd and other prominent citizens to identify gaps in the Y2K threat assessment matrix, but now conducts research across a wide array of topics. The creation of the institute was the founding fork which launched the [[Starholder|Starholder Timeline]] as a branch of our own reality. | ||
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[[Freedom Club: The Unabomber Podcast]] is a biweekly podcast series that explores the life and ideology of Ted Kaczynski, also known as the "Unabomber." Created and hosted by Coyote Hill, a researcher at the Labadie Collection at the University of Michigan, the show delves into Kaczynski's manifesto and its relevance in today's world of technology and environmental degradation. | |||
* The podcast serves as inspiration for the scarcity horror subculture | |||
* The Attractive Socialite Wife meme comes out of a leaked letter controversy between the show's host (Hill) and financial backer, Viktor Recel | |||
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Revision as of 17:05, 9 January 2023
1999
The Starholder Institute is formed to investigate low probability, high impact events which have the possibility to reorient humankind. It was originally founded by Dan Aykroyd and other prominent citizens to identify gaps in the Y2K threat assessment matrix, but now conducts research across a wide array of topics. The creation of the institute was the founding fork which launched the Starholder Timeline as a branch of our own reality.
2014
Freedom Club: The Unabomber Podcast is a biweekly podcast series that explores the life and ideology of Ted Kaczynski, also known as the "Unabomber." Created and hosted by Coyote Hill, a researcher at the Labadie Collection at the University of Michigan, the show delves into Kaczynski's manifesto and its relevance in today's world of technology and environmental degradation.
- The podcast serves as inspiration for the scarcity horror subculture
- The Attractive Socialite Wife meme comes out of a leaked letter controversy between the show's host (Hill) and financial backer, Viktor Recel
2017
Set in the bubble of 2017, REKT is a provocative page-turner that warps its characters to the destabilizing logic of life inside cryptomania. A partnership is tested as a trio of founders struggle to make their stablecoin legit, cash in on opportunity, and navigate what they owe to each other.
Follow Ryan, Nikola and Andy as white collar cons and a hustle at all costs mentality suck them into a complex game of criminal unreality that tests their love, loyalty and mental health. It’s an opportunity of a lifetime, but the trio find themselves in conflict and cracking up under pressure.
Blockstar one of the largest ICOs in 2017 is launched. Originally a crypto payments network, the Blockstar Gives initiative transforms it into a platform for networked media and culture.
Vantium believed to be fictitious in the novel enters the Starholder Timeline as a commercially important mineral.
2023
The Last Network is a novella by ChrisF exploring VR/AR technology.
Technology has a terrible hold on us, and it’s only getting worse. It’s in our homes, it’s in our minds, but it wants more. It always wants more. With each new innovation, Silicon Valley peers deeper into our souls, taking control, and pushing us in ways we never imagined. Amoral and out for revenge, Rabbit Wilson, has created the world’s most powerful social network. The technology is mind blowing, and everyone wants it. The thing is, Rabbit is not the sharing type.
2029
The Baby Witch Event was a complex and multifaceted series of occurrences that captured the attention of the public and generated significant curiosity and speculation. At the center of the event was a baby witch, who under the guise of "magic" exploited a major flaw in the security of augmented reality advertising communication channels to manipulate the surroundings and experiences of a girl on an errand to get bread. The baby witch's actions were recorded and analyzed by headphones, which provided a transcript of the event.
The girl's journey was also documented through a diary entry, which provided insight into her thoughts and feelings as she navigated the city and encountered the various elements of the baby witch's spell. The diary entry, along with the transcript of the baby witch's statements, offered a unique and personal perspective on the event.
The Baby Witch Event also attracted the attention of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which intervened in an effort to address any potential threats to financial stability and the broader economy. The FOMC's actions had significant consequences for the nascent augmented reality advertising industry, which was decimated by the intervention.