Politics
Wenn man sich die Welt so ansieht, dann fällt auf, dass seit mindestens fünf Jahren jede größere Politik-Entscheidung von Straßenprotesten begleitet wird. Ich glaube, das ist ein Symptom für die Delegitimation unserer Politik. Für das Gefühl, dass irgendetwas in der Welt aus den Spuren geraten ist.
"Rituale Des Trauerns Um Bessere Zeiten"
We’re all scared, aren’t we? Scared of the unknown, of how we’re perceived, of the climate crisis, of raising children, of being judged for not wanting children, of putting ourselves out there, of failure, of death, of being totally honest, of trying new things, I could go on. I wonder what would happen if we were all allowed to just name how scare... See more
Lisa Olivera • Ten things, part five
Among the many challenges in a capitalist society, it’s hard to imagine a way to profit from a car-free future. Governments don’t profit from providing public transportation to citizens. It’s a service, a reflection of our commitment to the social good. Private transportation — cars — are a different animal: hundreds of industries profit from it, f... See more
Medium • There Are No Cars in Wakanda
people have a general tendency to stick with their current situation.
Cass R. Sunstein • Nudge: The Final Edition
We’ve reached what Tocqueville described: downright egotism. It’s the ideological wall I find impossible to scale: I don’t know how to make you care about other people.
The Dark Heart of Individualism
She told me that twenty years from now, she thinks work will look like waking up in the morning, opening a device, and deciding the character and length of work that you’d like to do: a quick, day’s long project, a year-long commitment, whatever works for you, the worker, in that moment. Everyone a freelancer, everyone in control of the work rhythm
... See moreAnne Helen Petersen • How Our System Revenges Rest
And you can also commit injustice by doing nothing. —Meditations 9.5