Posts Tagged ‘society’

Why does nobody care about anything? The world is full of stuff that could be excellent with just 1% more effort. But people don’t care. I find myself simultaneously vehemently disagreeing with AND agreeing with Nobody Cares by Grant Slatton. […]

in our society, there seems a general rule that, the more obviously one’s work benefits other people, the less one is likely to be paid for it Source: STRIKE! Magazine – On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs

This article is a fucking punch in the gut. It perfectly encapsulates my fears about American society. Literally nobody on planet earth wants worse lives excepts us. We’re the only people on earth who thwart our own social progress, over and over […]

This is a very good read about our collective infatuation with “innovation.” The authors argue that maintenance is just as — if not more — important than innovation. Entire societies have come to talk about innovation as if it were […]