We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Nothing could exemplify these principles better than to act as a self-determined, sovereign individual. Yet, the society which should ensure these rights acts as a suppressive force. The sway of media and politics infects our minds and poisons the bucolic beauty of individual existence with the sweeping tide of mass belief. Read More...
Doing is divine, so let’s grind through the quarantine!
Doing is divine. Consumption is grotesque. Yet our society has fallen into the trap of consumerism. Nonetheless, we ignore the risks of relying on a consumer economy, and we continue to prop up companies which thrive on exploiting us through excess consumption. Every section of our society, economy and daily life seems to be geared towards consumption, as if we’re convinced it’s possible to infinitely consume. Read More...
“Money is a very useful method of accounting… Money represents wealth in rather the same way that the menu represents the dinner.” ~ Alan watts
Money is a magnificent thing, but it is not the point. Money should serve as a means to an end, and not the end itself. Unfortunately, we have come as a culture to fetishize money and consumption, instead of value creation and production. The financial world also seems to have fallen into this trap, and a large portion of the supposed value of today’s companies is made up of Fugazi money which has been printed or loaned into thin air. Read More...
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