Politics
Die Wahlen in Deutschland sind nicht nur emotionale Reaktionen von Shit- und Wutbürgern – es sind auch rational begründbare Quittungen für einen immer schwächer werdenden Staat, der sich meilenweit von der kollektiven Dynamik und dem Futurismus der Nackriegsmoderne entfernt hat und nun immer verbrauchter, ja kränklicher wirkt in seinen Strukturen,... See more
Gerhard Matzig • Sondervermögen für Infrastruktur: Marode in Germany
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
Do not waste the remainder of your life in thoughts about others, when you are not thinking with reference to some aspect of the common good. —Meditations 3.4
Whenever we are unsure how to act, we look to the group to guide our behavior. We are constantly scanning our environment and wondering, “What is everyone else doing?” We check reviews on Amazon or Yelp or TripAdvisor because we want to imitate the “best” buying, eating, and travel habits. It’s usually a smart strategy. There is evidence in
... See moreJames Clear • Atomic Habits: the life-changing million-copy #1 bestseller
Maybe all the talking about the bad influence of smartphones and social media having a bad influence on young people is heavily exaggerated - and just an excuse to not bother much about making their living and learning conditions better, and caring more about the future world they gonna have to live in
And you can also commit injustice by doing nothing. —Meditations 9.5
“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
Millions of people — and white people in particular — would rather endure physical isolation, generalized loneliness, caregiving exhaustion, and financial precarity than relinquish some of their societal power. That’s a far less optimistic foundational myth than individualism. But it’s a far more honest one.