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Trying to understand when and why empathy, compassion and decency became unpopular. An avid windsurfer, reader, economist by training puzzled by the blind belief in all-powerful markets. www.feastandfamine.world
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submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

The message from left-leaning media throughout the 2024 campaign was both arrogant and ignorant: “It’s all in your head, in reality, you are doing MUCH better.”

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

USA has always been transactional. Europe (and even more so, the rest of the world) is reputational. The start-up community in Europe speaks dreamily about how you can fail multiple times in the US and that would be considered a badge of honour.

submitted 61 days ago • 2 comments

"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all." Arthur C. Clarke

submitted 62 days ago • 428 comments

Here is a plausible scenario: in 2026 mid-term elections Trump uses administrative effort to improve the efficiency and transparency of elections. As a result dem vote goes down to single digits. There is an outcry, Trump get sued.

submitted 64 days ago • 1 comment

Number of additional free hours gained since 1980 to enjoy life with their loved ones and community: Germany: +8 hours France: +5 hours USA: ~0 hours Who stole american time and why do they get so happy when employment numbers in s*** jobs go up?

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

Not an exaggeration.

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments