MARK BARNES: Time to roll up sleeves and get the job done
We’ve survived the dawn of the GNU and there is reason to feel more confident about our future
The year 2025 is a perfect square, with all the other algebraic sub-fascinations that go with such numbers, just because they are. Perfect square years are rare. The last one we had was 1936 and the next one will only come around in 2116. Precious few people experience two in a lifetime, but if you were born recently you’re likely to, and if you were born long enough ago you just have.
It feels like a year of renewal, or perhaps we’re just relieved to have made it through 2024. Last year wasn’t a quiet place. More than half the world’s population went to the polls and the outcomes were a lot of more of the same, and just a few of what’s new. ..
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