# Bookmarks #5

> Last updated: 2021-01-04

Happy 2021! I decided to wind down properly over the festive break so didn't really read much that was work-related. I think I'll get back into the swing of writing weeknotes this week. Anyway, here's some things that caught my interest recently.

- [The economics of an independent Wales pt.1](https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2020/01/the-economics-of-an-independent-wales-pt-1/), 4 mins
- [RSS is calm](https://interroban.gg/post/rss-is-calm), 3 mins
- [Tech companies face multibillion-pound UK fines over harmful content](https://on.ft.com/2LsZsEa), 4 mins
- [Life in 2025: what will the future look like?](https://on.ft.com/37kR7Ls), 10 mins
- [I have resigned from the Google AMP Advisory Committee](https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/12/i-have-resigned-from-the-google-amp-advisory-committee/), 3 mins
- [EU warns that it may break up Big Tech companies](https://on.ft.com/34assak), 4 mins
- [The fading light of liberal democracy](https://on.ft.com/2KHU5Rf), 4 mins

And some pieces on long-term thinking over short-termism.

- [The benefits of embracing 'deep time' in a year like 2020](https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201209-the-benefits-of-embracing-deep-time-in-a-year-like-2020), 8 mins
- [Humanity is stuck in short-term thinking. Here’s how we escape.](https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/21/1009443/short-term-vs-long-term-thinking/), 13 mins