Politics
A republic requires citizens; entertainment requires only an audience. – Megan Garber
“Seven social sins: politics without principles, wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, and worship without sacrifice.” — Mahatma Gandhi
Was aber infolge eines nicht auskömmlich finanzierten öffentlichen Raumes, der diesen Titel wegen seiner Infrastruktur-Dysfunktionalität sowohl auf der technischen Seite (Straßen, Schienen, Netz und so weiter) als auch auf der sozialen Seite (Universitäten, Kitas, Hallenbäder und so weiter) kaum verdient, tatsächlich geschwächt und eben nicht... See more
Sondervermögen für Infrastruktur: Marode in Germany
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
We just know that something feels wrong, but we don’t quite have new ideas about what to do about it. At best, we’re recycling old ones and say we’ll do them proper this time.
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
Among the many challenges in a capitalist society, it’s hard to imagine a way to profit from a car-free future. Governments don’t profit from providing public transportation to citizens. It’s a service, a reflection of our commitment to the social good. Private transportation — cars — are a different animal: hundreds of industries profit from it,... See more
Medium • There Are No Cars in Wakanda
Kinship is so central to small-scale societies that it might legitimately be regarded as one of the main organising principles of the human social world.