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…
Category: Capitalism
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…
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…
Art Is Life
I know it sounds outrageous to say it, but I have come around to the belief that without art we are lost. What do we live for otherwise? Our children? Love? Maybe, but to what end, if not to together…
Hungry Hungry Hippos™: Die, Die, Die
“So I’m concerned about all the waste I see around me. And it’s not like I’m doing anything to stop the deluge. In fact I’m contributing. Why, I don’t know. I guess it’s a momentum thing. It’s hard to change…