Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran
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As a technology and innovation enthusiast, I aim to bring fresh perspectives to my readers, drawing from my experience.
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The Day We Were All Assigned a Random Stranger’s Dreams. AI-Generated.
It was subtle at first. On the morning of March 19th, people woke up unusually quiet. Not from nightmares or insomnia, but from confusion—about dreams that made no sense. A truck driver in Montana dreamed she was giving birth in a Parisian opera house. A five-year-old in Cairo had a vivid nightmare of failing a corporate audit. A retired baker in Seoul dreamt, in perfect Swedish, of winning a fencing tournament.
By Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran10 months ago in Fiction
The Day We All Started Hearing Our Future Regrets. AI-Generated.
It began with a sound that didn’t belong. At 4:13 a.m. in Reykjavik, a woman sat up in bed and heard a voice say, “You should have told her you loved her when you had the chance.” The voice was her own—but older, sadder. She was alone in the apartment.
By Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran10 months ago in Fiction
The Day It Started Raining Personal Clouds. AI-Generated.
It was a Tuesday when the clouds got personal. At first, no one noticed. A gray sky, a drizzle here and there—nothing unusual. But by 10:47 AM, every person on Earth had a small cloud hovering precisely two feet above their head. Not a shared storm. Not a city-wide weather pattern. Each individual, from toddlers in strollers to CEOs in boardrooms, suddenly had their own little weather system.
By Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran10 months ago in Fiction
The Subscription Self. AI-Generated.
In the golden age of subscriptions, everything can be rented—movies, meals, clothes, mindfulness, and even friendship. The rise of the subscription model was once a matter of convenience, but in recent years, it has quietly infiltrated something far more intimate: identity.
By Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran10 months ago in Humans
The Loneliness Economy. AI-Generated.
In today’s hyper-connected world, it might seem paradoxical that loneliness is on the rise. Despite the omnipresence of social media, messaging apps, and video calls, more people than ever report feeling isolated and emotionally disconnected. This epidemic of loneliness isn’t just a public health concern or a psychological issue—it’s also become a silent engine behind modern consumerism.
By Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran10 months ago in Humans
