We perform empty tasks to protect the status quo of the one percent Hell-bent on endless wealth multiplication and profit enlargement The fruit of our labor is trickling bottom-up on the escarpment We’re the indentured workers who slave for money just to pay our rent “It’s the economy, stupid” preaches Donald Trump who knows how …
Bring it on, I hear myself thinking. Our economic reality is called class society. The wealthy one percent accumulates more and this seems to be a law of capitalism itself – we all know how the story goes. Given my pet dogma that makes saving our planet for future generations an absolute priority, I ask …
A few days ago I was riding a bicycle down the Berliner Prenzlauer Allee and slowed down behind a fellow cyclist whose calves inspired me. As he pedalled, I discerned a tattoo that read “Question your freedom”. I sensed this is an interesting phrase to chew on, but I wasn’t sure exactly why. I needed …
for like minded people around the world who find themselves in a similar predicament We are educated people in our thirties, some of us have families. We feel the responsibility to comply with the system for the safety of our loved ones. Every day, we reluctantly choose to work for companies that don’t (and can’t) …
In reply to a noteworthy article in the Guardian about the book “Postcapitalism” that is published on July 30. 1 Mason interprets the transition from capitalism to postcapitalism as a parallel to the one from feudalism to capitalism. This serves to explain that such a societal transformation takes many decades and gives rise to ‘a …
The idea is that we get a useful classification of behavioral patterns in primates when we observe what happens when a group gets attacked. For each individual, we will observe some combination of three possible impulses: Seek to protect other members of the group Seek protection from other members of the group Engage in a …
Why do you eat vegetables? I admire the fact that you’re conscious of your diet, and of the ecological footprint that is minimal for locally grown seasonal vegetables, and there is no animal suffering… – Because it’s cheap. Oh. And why do you live here? You are really living the emerging culture of sharing when …
Miru is sharing only an infinitesimally small piece of her chocolate cookie. I ask her if she would share with papa and she nods. Then she touches her cookie with her little thumb and index finger, and puts the crumble that sticks on her fingers to my lips. Her dexterity is excellent and her composure …
I like this film precisely because Woody Allen is repeating himself. I have seen this film many times already. The Purple Rose of Cairo, Scoop, Midnight in Paris. There are a number of lovely reviews on IMDB so I’ll skip the remarks about scenery, acting, and storyline (just this much: I think all these aspects …
I hate my “work” very much. I was translating a large document about inventory management and stock taking for a beer factory. After many hours sitting behind my monitor, I saw the words flashing on my screen. Warehouse. Disposal. Stock Keeping Unit. Master Record. Signing Confirmation. Suddenly it dawned on me that if this were …
Cognitive Dissonance This is about overcoming obsolete dichotomies. Cognitive dissonance is the result of a paradox the receiver was unaware of. It discontinues her consequential reasoning. In other words: it stops her in her tracks, catches her off guard, and ideally makes her re-evaluate the basic assumptions of her belief. A paradox alone is not …
This is one of the better science fiction films made in recent years. The main idea, that the brilliant mind behind the fictitious “Google” called Blue Book harnesses the intelligence of humankind and feeds it to a neuronal network to create strong AI comes across convincingly. There is a modest amount of techno talk, the …
