Category Archives: Environment, society, politics and economics
The logic of a Green UKIP alliance
For some time I have thought there are many similarities between the Greens and UKIP, and now I will try and articulate that. This might imply that they should team up in the forthcoming election, although I have nothing to … Continue reading
Twitter: the risk of intellectual obesity and radicalisation
If you eat refined sugar in large amounts it can make you physically obese. The same goes for reading refined information in large amounts: there is a risk that using Twitter can make you intellectually obese. And the result of … Continue reading
Prosperity, possessions and flying
In a recent article published in the Guardian, L Hunter Lovins describes how a new narrative might be emerging about the economy. http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/oct/10/challenge-narrative-possessions-equal-prosperity In the rich world we are realising that we don’t need possessions to achieve prosperity, happiness and … Continue reading
A simple theory of anger at suffering
I developed a simple model to explain how angry I get at injustices done to wildlife. It might also work for war situations, treatment of minorities etc. It is called the get-angry-about model. The degree of anger I feel about … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, society, politics and economics
Tagged anger, injustice, innocence, suffering, wildlife
Leave a comment
The dream
Some luxuriate in a technological dream – where technology pampers them and provides every comfort and solves every problem. But immediate satisfaction and the elimination of the rough edges of life eventually stale. Their only challenge is to create more … Continue reading