Article: The Price For Technology Is Paid In Congo
So technology is not ‘bad’ or ‘good’ but neutral, huh? What about the vast environmental devastation, the release of toxins of all kinds, and the inhumane working conditions under which
Article: Neoliberalism Creates Loneliness
My recommendation for today is this article about the causes and effects of loneliness. Spoiler: modern digital-industrial society is to blame (who else?!). And the cure? Tribalism. Living in small
Article: Global Fisheries Are Collapsing
Most of us tend not to think about the oceans too much, since it is ‘just water with some fish in it’. But the oceans make up over 70% of
Article: Society could come to an end in less than a decadde
“Society could come to an end in less than a decade, a mathematical historian has predicted. Professor Peter Turchin said sweeping political turmoil and social unrest could result in the
Article: Sugar – the world’s most popular drug?
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jan/05/is-sugar-worlds-most-popular-drug There is no doubt sugar is dangerous, addictive and unhealthy. Try going one single day without any sugar and see how you feel. This article supplies you with all
Article: Seven things we do to destroy the planet
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/19/seven-deadly-things-trash-planet-human-life?utm_content=buffer4371d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Why we need to go beyond civilization.
Video: Overpopulation exemplified
http://www.vox.com/2016/11/12/13600834/human-world-population-video?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook Interesting to watch. Makes you ask yourself where this is all going.
Article: Uncontacted Yanomami found
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/17/new-photos-emerge-of-uncontacted-tribe-in-the-amazon/ It turns out that some one hundred members of one of my favorite South-American tribes, the Yanomami, have so far been spared from devastating contact with the civilized world.
Article: The sugar industry lied
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/well/eat/how-the-sugar-industry-shifted-blame-to-fat.html?_r=0 Sugar is the number one ingredient we should exclude from our diet and the main cause of obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. What happens when capitalism meets science
Article: The simple life is necessary
https://aeon.co/ideas/why-the-simple-life-is-not-just-beautiful-it-s-necessary The simple life is indeed not only a good choice but a necessity, however for reasons that are beyond the authors ability to comprehend and rooted much more deeply