The Myth of Money, Work, and Employment
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If the system can be gamed and money can be made without doing much of anything for anyone but yourself, what's the point of actually trying to contribute to society?
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Why Capitalism Can't be Relied upon in a Crisis
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Chasing the goal of maximizing profit for its own sake can have disastrous effects in times of uncertainty, when everything doesn't go exactly according to plan.
Read MoreHow the Concept of ‘Branding’ Ruined Capitalism
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Here’s a quick tip for all you aspiring marketers out there; people are stupid. They’ll buy products for a million and one reasons, and it’s entirely possible that none of those reasons include any variant on the words ‘need’ or ‘good’. People will buy one product over a similar product simply because they like the way that the box looks at the store. God damn.
Read MoreWhy I Don't Bother Discussing Politics Anymore
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The problem is that in our current times, in this age where the individual is king and everyone’s opinion matters; reality, facts, and the truth, are cast aside in favor of whatever appeals to whatever it is one already believes. Whatever the opinion you hold, you can go online and find something that agrees with you.
Read MoreA In-depth look at why Corporations Want to Make Money
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The corporate world, on the outside, seems to have many goals; release better products, outdo their competitors, delight customers, bring about positive social change, and so on. Well that isn’t the world that we live in
Read MoreThe 'Pay to Live' Paradigm just isn't Working Anymore
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Imagine what someone could do if they were freed from the choice to work at Wendy’s for $4.75 an hour, or starving. Learning a new skill, starting a business, training for a job that they actually want; it all becomes possible.
Read MoreThe Problem with Jeff Bezos Plan For Space Colonisation
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Jeff Bezos space colonization plans are prime material for those who cling to the belief that corporations exist to make our lives better - but the realities of life on such a space station are not so rosy for the average citizen.
Read MorePhilip Morris and Life Insurance: What you're Not Being Told
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Lots of people will gladly tell you that Philip Morris suddenly cares about their customers health (despite profiting from of their suffering for decades). I’ll tell you something different.
Read MoreIs Democracy Played Out?
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Democracy: The idea that, rather be ruled by a king or a dictator, that citizens should rule themselves and control their own destiny. Every citizen is given equal power, every citizen has an equal say, and no man stands above another.
Read MoreMyth: Capitalism Lifted Millions out of Poverty
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Fact: Members of industrialised nations imposed their own definition of wealth onto indigenous populations and, using this, determined that those populations to be ‘poor’ because of the lack of what made their own nations ‘rich’. They then capitalised on this new information by promising to make them rich, but instead exploiting them for cheap labour.
Read MoreDo we need Government? Regulation and the Market
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Do we need government? In part one of an ongoing series, we aim to answer this very question. All aspects of life and society are under the microscope, no stone is left unturned, and every avenue visited. Do we need government? Lets find out.
Read MoreAnimal Welfare, Meat Production, and the Current Model
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Humans have been killing animals for their meat for thousands of years, but never in history has meat production been as soulless and ruthless as it is right now.
Read MoreDetermining and Exchanging Value in the Digital Age, and the Man-Made Problem of Inflation
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What if currency is a bad way to track value in the digital age? It was fine for when one goat cost 3 [currency units] for decades or maybe even longer, but now, in the digital age, that is no longer the case.
Read More"Choice" Doesn't Always Mean What You Think it Means
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Every time conservatives have cited “choice” as an advantage to a policy, it has not been anything but a word choice to soften the blow of policy that will be disadvantageous for the majority of stakeholders.
Read MoreWhy are People Against Action Addressing Climate Change?
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You probably saw his coming, but if people who actually know what they’re talking about (read:climate scientists) say something about their field, and you say the opposite, then you’re most likely a moron.
Read MoreHow Studies play with Daa to make the Authors look Good (and how to fudge the numbers to further your personal agenda)
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According to a study by the American Automobiles Association, there has been a decrease in the number of adults in the United States who would be afraid to ride in a self-driving vehicle, year over year. 63% of respondents reported fear of riding in a self-driving car, compared to 78% of respondents at the same time last year. This is pure bullshit. Don’t be misled by official-sounding polls and surveys. Let Stoski show you the way.
Read MoreHow One Corporation Could Change All Intellectual Property Law for the sake of Profit
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What will happen in the cases where corporations make billions of dollars from the likes of Micky Mouse, Bugs Bunny, or Superman? Will they one day enter the public domain? Will future generations be allowed to freely make Star Wars movies as we make Robin Hood or King Arthur movies?
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