Writings, Reviews & Views

Hayden Kopser

Sep 23

Viktor Orbán: Geopolitical Alchemist?

Geopolitically speaking, Viktor Orbán is making a lot out of a little. More than seems possible. In 2023, Hungary’s GDP was below that...

The Worst Inflation You've Never Heard Of

Hayden Kopser

May 13

The Worst Inflation You've Never Heard Of

Sometimes, seeing how rough the other guy has it can help you feel better. Hungarians have had it rough in the past. There was Habsburg...

Hammering Heinzi: Vienna Scenes Stuck in Amber

Hayden Kopser

May 8

Hammering Heinzi: Vienna Scenes Stuck in Amber

'S gibt eine belebte Straße stone’s throw from Bushaltestelle Pilgramgaße. Then a hop, skip, jump toward Mariahilferstraße up that next...

Hayden Kopser

Mar 26

Everyday Is Like (Palm) Sunday

Morrissey shuffles to top of playlist. Everyday Is Like Sunday. Tick, tick, tick. Volume up. The seaside town that they forgot to bomb....

Hayden Kopser

Feb 20

Songbird of Spring

Song outside. Spring bird. Can’t see, only heard. Sound signals coming season. Know nothing important about birds but I know that’s the...

Hayden Kopser

Feb 8

Indigo Danube

Sun fought December gloom. Victory. Evening. Cotton candy clouded skyline adorns the Buda hills. Inviting. A bridge. No wind, just chill....

Hayden Kopser

Jan 31

Budapest: One Week In

Been in Budapest a week now. Aside from moments of late night dread about getting my residence card approved, things have become...

Hayden Kopser

Jan 23

Day One in Budapest

Day one back in Budapest. 3am wake up. Slept like a baby. Not like the crying every 30 minutes type of baby either. Passed out, really,,,

Amerikai Vagyok: An American in Budapest

Hayden Kopser

Jan 10

Amerikai Vagyok: An American in Budapest

Amerikai vagyok. That’s, “I’m American”, in Hungarian. I’m an American in Hungary. Budapest . In Budapest to be exact. Had to learn how...

Hayden Kopser

Oct 23, 2023

Western Delusions

Our worldview is in need of a refresh if we wish to successfully predict the future and avoid global conflict. Our? Who is this ‘our’?...

Hayden Kopser

Oct 17, 2023

Pillar of Community

Properties to oversee, politicians to host, neighbors to check in on. Long days for a pillar of community. 70 years of experience in the...

What Happened to Prussia? On Ostalgie and Erased Lands

Hayden Kopser

Sep 27, 2023

What Happened to Prussia? On Ostalgie and Erased Lands

Like many men, I pass time during my days’ quieter hours thinking of eras gone by. Unlike some, the Roman Empire has not been a recent...

Hayden Kopser

Sep 18, 2023

Sunday

Cool crisp morning temp Fresh Fall air’s omnipresence Homeless men line street Summer winding down UN blocked for Erdogan All seas part...

Hayden Kopser

Aug 8, 2023

The Old Soviet's Last Fall

“This will be the last time. The very last time.” The old Soviet reminded himself as packed for Marbella.

Will ChatGPT Steal Your Job? Rumors of a Coming AI Apocalypse are Greatly Exaggerated

Hayden Kopser

Mar 8, 2023

Will ChatGPT Steal Your Job? Rumors of a Coming AI Apocalypse are Greatly Exaggerated

Will ChatGPT steal your job sometime soon? This software is powerful, but I do not see it becoming the life changing, society upending...

Pt 3: Projecting Celebrity Couples and Memories onto Lovers: Observed in Life, Music, and Literature

Hayden Kopser

Feb 27, 2023

Pt 3: Projecting Celebrity Couples and Memories onto Lovers: Observed in Life, Music, and Literature

If celebrity worship is odd but explainable on previously discussed grounds, how then do we explain the obsession with celebrity...

Absence of Mind in the Productive Present

Hayden Kopser

Feb 15, 2023

Absence of Mind in the Productive Present

I'm someone who often finds the present to be an annoyance. Other than when I'm creating, learning, or talking with someone I care about,...

Pt 2: One of You and Fighting for You: On Aspirational Politicians and Confirmational Messaging

Hayden Kopser

Feb 7, 2023

Pt 2: One of You and Fighting for You: On Aspirational Politicians and Confirmational Messaging

With a basic introduction to the aspirational-confirmation celebrity archetype spectrum now complete, we can begin to expand the concept...

Hayden Kopser

Dec 13, 2022

Seeing Self in Celebrity: Pt 1

Singers, Athletes, and Thinkers as Confirmational and Aspirational Archetypes You can read the introductory piece to this series here The...

Sam Bankman-Fried the Conmanboy: How SBF Fooled the World's Most Sophisticated Investors

Hayden Kopser

Nov 14, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried the Conmanboy: How SBF Fooled the World's Most Sophisticated Investors

How Sam Bankman-Fried fooled the most sophisticated investors on Earth. A constructed Anti-CEO appearance and the right connections helped.

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