— Reflections for an Era of Turbulent Changes Toward the Technological Singularity —   January 2026 Alex S. W. Moon (문성원)   Prologue: In the Vortex   I will be honest. As of 2026, the planet we stand on feels like it is spinning more frantically and faster than ever before. The speed at which science translates into technology now converges in real-time, and these technologies reshape the texture of civilization every one to two years. Generational gaps are being split into n

I spent the weekend researching a company called Palantir. Beyond its dazzling AI technology and that American obsession with technological innovation as a universal solution, I tried to see the essence... And here's what I can share right now: what we need isn't technology, but a change in how we think. Let me be honest: at first, I didn't understand what made Palantir special. $175B valuation? Hundreds of clients? "Isn't it just another expensive data platform?" But as I re