Markus Zohner

Ship the Book, Not the System

Here's how I escaped the Zettelkasten trap and started writing again.

Breathe!

This is the text I wanted to send you for the new year — but it got caught in Substack's filters. Now you're receiving it directly from me. Substack is history.

Back to Europe

Substack blocked my newsletter. A mistake, they said. Now my texts have moved to Europe, to digital independence.

Cogito ergo Dumb

Those who think feel they never think enough. Those who enjoy their stupidity are convinced they have intelligence to spare. Ignorance is a gap in education. Stupidity is something else — self-indulgent, insistent, and always in company.

The Oligarchs are crowning their Infant King today

When truth becomes malleable, reality becomes invisible. The oligarchs — Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos, Trump — suffer from severe narcissistic disorders, are morally perverted, and literally walk over corpses. Today they crown their infant king.

Markus Zohner © 2026