Politics
We’re all scared, aren’t we? Scared of the unknown, of how we’re perceived, of the climate crisis, of raising children, of being judged for not wanting children, of putting ourselves out there, of failure, of death, of being totally honest, of trying new things, I could go on. I wonder what would happen if we were all allowed to just name how... See more
Lisa Olivera • Ten things, part five
“You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.”
― Harlan Ellison
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Often people choose not to choose, and we should respect their choice.
Richard H. Thaler • Nudge: The Final Edition
Ein digitaler Staat sei „die Voraussetzung von allem“. Sie empfehlen deshalb die Einführung eines Ministeriums für Digitales und Verwaltung als „Treiber und Umsetzer der Digitalisierung und einer umfassenden Staatsmodernisierung“, mit eigenem Budget und klaren Verantwortlichkeiten
Dominik Fürst • Steinbrück, Voßkuhle, de Maizière: Was ein „handlungsfähiger Staat“ nun braucht
I like to think of gardening metaphors, like growing trust. You have to water it—not too much, not too little. And things will always grow in different directions and with different outcomes than you’re expecting, but that’s okay.
Willa Köerner • On growing a cooperative like you’d grow a garden
We’ve reached what Tocqueville described: downright egotism. It’s the ideological wall I find impossible to scale: I don’t know how to make you care about other people.
The Dark Heart of Individualism
the shrouded costs will not be apparent to consumers. It is easier to compare fuel prices than mortgage costs.
Richard H. Thaler • Nudge: The Final Edition
