Good news on imagining the future

As usual, I’ll leave the free section of our Fix the News edition for your scrolling and will focus on items that are behind the paywall.

At the end of the newsletter, Gus writes:

“It’s been a while since I did one of these. One of the great things about scouring the internet for stories of progress is that you come across a ton of great content that doesn’t surface on most people’s social media feeds (or anywhere else really). Here’s a collection of my favorite links from the past few months.”

He summarizes 10 items. Here are three of them about people living so large, one way or another, that it’s an inspiration and gift to us all:

— “Jeremy Reimer rewinds to 1966, when Bob Taylor dashed off a one-page pitch, got ARPA funding in a 20-minute call, and effectively lit the pilot light that gave us the internet, proof that history sometimes begins with a hunch and a telephone. Ars Technica

— “Wired co-founder Peter Leyden has a remarkably convincing, optimistic take on what’s happening in the world right now. ‘At a historic juncture like this, you do not want to defend the old systems of the status quo at all costs but look to what much better systems could now be built going forward.’ Freethink

— “And finally, for pure joy: watch 20-year-old Ilia Malinin land six quads at the 2025 World Ice Skating Championships.” The link Gus provides says “video unavailable; the uploader has not made this video available in your country.” This is the best video I can find.