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
It would be a massive cultural and behavioural shift to radically recast the automobile as a symbol not of freedom, but of restriction.
Medium • There Are No Cars in Wakanda
A better way to attract and build an audience is to create a world people want to inhabit .
André Chaperon • Tiny Worlds: A Manifesto for Sovereign Creators—Attract, Build & Curate an Audience of True Fans
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
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.
The Dark Heart of Individualism
Jede Einzelperson, aber auch jede Firma möge ihren Laden in Ordnung halten, dafür werde sie entlastet: durch weniger Anträge, weniger Formulare, gewissermaßen eine Umkehr der Beweislast. Stattdessen soll der Staat durch Stichproben kontrollieren, ob dieses Vertrauen missbraucht wird, und falls ja, härter als bisher sanktionieren.
