In honor of the swine flu I think it’s time for one of those viral memes which in this case spontaneously emerged without anybody tagging me. If you feel like being tagged, consider yourself infected. Alternatively, if you are on my blog roll, consider yourself tagged. I think these are occasionally fun as they reveal [...]
Three weeks after quitting my job
Published in April 25th, 2009
It has now been three weeks since I quit my full-time job, so I figured it was time to look back and ask myself some questions. Q: Myself, do you miss your old career? A: Since I quit I have not thought of it once, so I guess the answer is no. Actually, I did [...]
Consumerism II
Published in April 23rd, 2009
Consumerism strives to maximize consumption. Consumption incidentally means destruction e.g. “consumed by fire”. Consumption is the opposite of production. Production creates something, consumption destroys it. Naturally to live, we need to destroy something, like the food we eat, or the clothes we wear out. Destruction is a natural part of life. When we die, we [...]
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