Performative activism, moral grandstanding, social pressure, peer group conformity, slogan chanting and virtue signaling. Is it a net negative or positive for a movement? Is it a net negative at a personal level? Some view it as a genuine expression of moral values, while others see it as a self-serving […]
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Chpt 24.3: Profit Margin
Let’s briefly recap Part 1, and Part 2 of this short series. The Cantillon School of Economics “The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.” Terry Pratchett – Men At Arms Sam Vimes isn’t wrong in his basic assumption about […]
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Chpt 24.2: Profit Margin
Captain Sam Vimes’ belief was that people are motivated entirely by self interest. That those with wealth use it as a marker of influence and status, and those who possess great wealth are often able to exert control over others. Something I think most would agree with, and that we […]
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Chpt 24.1: Profit Margin
I grew up reading the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett, through my teens and probably into my early twenties as well. A prolific writer, averaging two books per year, writing a total of forty one books in a series that combined humor with science fiction and fantasy clichés. As a […]
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Chpt 23: God Told Me To Do It
Quetzalcoatl is one of the most important gods in ancient Mesoamerican mythology, a deity whose name comes from the Nahuatl language and means “Feathered Serpent” or “Precious Serpent”. For the Aztecs, their mythology, rich with tales of gods and cosmic events, may hold more than mere allegorical narratives. Could it […]
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Chpt 22: Demented But Determined
Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, grappled with the concept of utopia in his works “The Republic” and “The Laws.” His ideas on the ideal society continue to influence modern thought and invite us to consider whether utopias are truly attainable. Or, if this is even something we should be attempting […]
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Chpt 21: Death and Gravity
Anubis doesn’t have a monopoly on being the only God of the Dead, despite being perhaps the most famous. Around the world, in ancient texts, oral traditions and myths there are hundreds of beings associated with Death, all with various attributes and abilities. Hades in Greek/Roman mythology is responsible for […]