Whenever a new technology arrives that comes blessed with the phrase “increased efficiency”, investors wet their pants. A technology that does that can come in many forms, but no matter what form it takes, it almost invariably means that people…
Author: onestring
Capitalism and Community are Incompatible
I have a friend who’s a rabid capitalist, but also sees value in community. For a long time I’ve had an uneasy suspicion that those two things are actually incompatible, but couldn’t articulate why. So, when I recently stumbled across…
Fucked Country
Bend over, America, and bite down hard, because this isn’t going to be easy, quick, or painless. You’ve chosen to install into your halls of power an unholy triumvirate of morally bankrupt, convicted criminal oligarchs, white nationalists, and Christian religious…
Time is Non-Refundable
It’s the end of the day and I find myself struggling with some vague feelings of sadness and loss. I had a quiet, focused day at work, writing software, while listening to my “Moody Moments” playlist. I love that playlist,…
What “The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth” Actually Means
“The meek shall inherit the Earth” is a well-known biblical phrase that is typically understood to convey the idea that the meek, the pliable, the unquestioning, will be ‘given’ the Earth by God. These are the people who in God’s…
Ancient Apocalypse on Netflix: Why you should definitely watch it
I’ve been enjoying the thought provoking and accessible Ancient Apocalypse series on Netflix, and so was taken aback (but not surprised) when I read the Guardian article entitled “Ancient Apocalypse is the most dangerous show on Netflix”. The title is…
Remembrance Day 2022
This Remembrance Day I watched the HBO documentary The Cold Blue, about the what it was like to fly B-17 bomber missions across the English Channel during World War II. It uses real colourized footage throughout with commentary from actual…
One Is All You Get
My uncle Guenter died recently; my dad’s only sibling. He’s been in Guatemala for probably the last 30 years and I haven’t seen him once in all that time. While I only saw him occasionally back in my teens and…
Capitalism: Case in Point
I’ve been railing about the deleterious effects of capitalism in one form or another for some years now, slowly refining my views on it. If you want examples, see here, here, here, here, here, and here. My view currently is…
Profit Über Alles
In my last article I pressed on the idea that while we rely on capitalism to value things, there are a lot of things it’s not good at valuing. I want to explore that a little more. The oft repeated…