Tl;dr of In Praise of Idleness, by Bertrand Russell
In 1932, a couple years after Keynes’s famous paper on the utopian possibilities of an automated future, Bertrand Russell weighed in on the topic too — what happens when robots do all the jobs? Is work really such a virtue?
Tl;dr of In Praise of Idleness, by Bertrand Russell
In 1932, a couple years after Keynes’s famous paper on the utopian possibilities of an automated future, Bertrand Russell weighed in on the topic too — what happens when robots do all the jobs? Is work really such a virtue?
Standing for something.
We got an amazing comment at Knotel today: “Why is my office taking a stand on politics?” (We are running a bus to the Women’s March on Jan 21. ) The answer is: because we do stand for something, and
Standing for something.
We got an amazing comment at Knotel today: “Why is my office taking a stand on politics?” (We are running a bus to the Women’s March on Jan 21. ) The answer is: because we do stand for something, and
The non-vacuum US, or world responses to Trumpistan
Trump: “We will cut US corporate tax” — Australian newspaper today: “we will cut tax to match” Trump: “We will build a wall to Mexico” — “we won’t pay anything” Trump: “Climate change was invented by China” — “we will
The non-vacuum US, or world responses to Trumpistan
Trump: “We will cut US corporate tax” — Australian newspaper today: “we will cut tax to match” Trump: “We will build a wall to Mexico” — “we won’t pay anything” Trump: “Climate change was invented by China” — “we will
Cities vs. the world, one investable idea out of Trumpism.
Judging from how the elections went last year everywhere, here is an aha. One thing is clear: cities are winning and the country is losing. A completely different way to slice the world’s dichotomies. And in that it seems very
Cities vs. the world, one investable idea out of Trumpism.
Judging from how the elections went last year everywhere, here is an aha. One thing is clear: cities are winning and the country is losing. A completely different way to slice the world’s dichotomies. And in that it seems very
Buying from “China”, reality.
Two recent experiences. 1. Printing a book My book _Q is for Queens_ – designed in the US by me, with an illustrator from South Africa, typeset/layout by me in the US, then sent to a printer in Queens —
Buying from “China”, reality.
Two recent experiences. 1. Printing a book My book _Q is for Queens_ – designed in the US by me, with an illustrator from South Africa, typeset/layout by me in the US, then sent to a printer in Queens —
Tl;dr The Elementary Particles by Houllebecq
(Since I don’t think I’ll get around to a proper post on this, briefly:) Some truly cold, post-social era scientist dude (ruined by his childhood) bumps through life and relationships as an ogre. The people-scale storytelling is insightful but also
Tl;dr The Elementary Particles by Houllebecq
(Since I don’t think I’ll get around to a proper post on this, briefly:) Some truly cold, post-social era scientist dude (ruined by his childhood) bumps through life and relationships as an ogre. The people-scale storytelling is insightful but also
Tl;dr of Thoreau’s On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
Thoreau’s more important writing than Walden is on Civil Disobedience. He was kind of a 19th century survivalist — I just saw Viggo Mortensen raising his kids on Dostoevsky, Chomsky, hunting, exercise and Nature in “Captain Fantastic”. He was into
Tl;dr of Thoreau’s On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
Thoreau’s more important writing than Walden is on Civil Disobedience. He was kind of a 19th century survivalist — I just saw Viggo Mortensen raising his kids on Dostoevsky, Chomsky, hunting, exercise and Nature in “Captain Fantastic”. He was into
Happy New Era
Friends Happy New Year. It’s more than that though, I think. This year marks the start of a New Era. More on this after I give you a few updates on my work the last year. Send your CEO friends
Happy New Era
Friends Happy New Year. It’s more than that though, I think. This year marks the start of a New Era. More on this after I give you a few updates on my work the last year. Send your CEO friends
Tl;dr of Submission, by Michel Houellebecq
Living briefly in Paris in 2002-2003 I learned about Houellebecq, a loudmouth badboy intellectual novelist whom I decided never to read. A friend exhorted me to read his novel Submission, though, and I eventually yielded. You should probably read it
Tl;dr of Submission, by Michel Houellebecq
Living briefly in Paris in 2002-2003 I learned about Houellebecq, a loudmouth badboy intellectual novelist whom I decided never to read. A friend exhorted me to read his novel Submission, though, and I eventually yielded. You should probably read it
So, you are bummed out.
I was with a smart and optimistic friend today who was there for the trauma of Jacob Javits in the early hours of 11/9. He was depressed. Folks! Time to mobilize. Only one step needed — join something. Be ready
So, you are bummed out.
I was with a smart and optimistic friend today who was there for the trauma of Jacob Javits in the early hours of 11/9. He was depressed. Folks! Time to mobilize. Only one step needed — join something. Be ready
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