Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

My mind is digital, my heart in 🇿🇦, tech fetishist, scribbler & meme hustler. @[email protected] tech policy . digital strategy . geopolitics raak.work London Joined November 2007

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

7 months ago

Ireland magnificently slowed down South Africa’s ball at the ruck tonight. Also won the aerial contest. Overall a frustrating game to watch. Rugby must find a way to make the game flow more. And since the rules to protect head injuries we seem to have more head-clashes.

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

9 months ago

Ego is the biggest enemy of this Bok team.

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

10 months ago

@balajis @threadreaderapp unroll

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Branko Milanovic @BrankoMilan

11 months ago

The Great Resentment When the West Lost Its Place in Line leviathan.substack.com/p/the-great-re…

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

2 years ago

@Liftthatbid @dnystedt You can’t trust Trump to defend you on principle. Makes total sense.

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

2 years ago

@thomasforth But you are assuming energy from France - and elsewhere - will remain available. Fine until it isn’t. And other companies don’t have that luxury.

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

2 years ago

@AaronBastani His comment on Iran — and Trump being the WW3 candidate isn’t a bad one.

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

2 years ago

@adam_tooze This is not adjusted for spending power, however.

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

2 years ago

@Cowb11Saltwater @TheKavernacle Suggest you don’t comment on things you clearly know little about. Read up on the topic instead.

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

2 years ago

@Consultifi I know the guy behind it well.

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

2 years ago

@meadwaj @macrodosepod @michaelxpettis You do mention it towards the end, but only after squarely putting it in the category of falling into a middle-income trap. Is there a difference between a government that wants to develop along that path and can't and one that does not try it?

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

2 years ago

@meadwaj @macrodosepod @michaelxpettis I see you make your podcast available on all platforms but only post messages on X? You can use Buffer's free tier to post to X, Bluesky and Mastodon; then I don't have to support this platform to reply to you. 2/2

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

2 years ago

@meadwaj @macrodosepod Regular listener. Like the show but I am surprised that you failed to mention the view of @michaelxpettis (as set out in Trade Wars are Classwars) and here on X, that China's financial repression and importing of demand is a political choice (and not due to a trap). 1/2

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

2 years ago

@BertuzLuca @mlexclusive And what are the long-term implications for #NetNeutrality?

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

2 years ago

@Jamesonrugby Thanks for the informative thread

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

2 years ago

@dalbertus2107 @Oom_Rugby Can’t mention James and Honnibal in the same sentence. Totally different type of players. Honnibal much more like Libbok (kicked better but not as crisp a pass).

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

2 years ago

@Oom_Rugby He’s the best passer of the ball I’ve seen. Better than Willie Le Roux, (get’s more distance and he is more accurate.)

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Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees

2 years ago

@meadwaj Well that sounds like a good thing. But they are terrible at marketing and communications. Something they can take a few lessons at from New Labour.