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The Substrate Question

Whether Canada's satellite dependency, AI's water consumption, and platform pre-suasion are three instances of the same problem — control of the infrastructure beneath the content

— defined in 151th Edition, Mar 16, 2026
2appearances
Mar 2026first appeared
Apr 2026most recent
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The arc

Appears across 2 pieces (1 defined it · 1 discussed it in essays): when this term was part of the conversation. First surfaces Mar 2026.

Across the corpus (2 — 1 defined · 1 discussed)

Defined 151th EditionW11 · Mar 16, 2026
Discussed Who's Mind Is It Anyway?W16 · Apr 16, 2026