It Doesn’t Get Better

It’s not a new thought that hit me while I was working on the Consequences of Capitalism Quiz, but the nature of it probably hit me harder and more profoundly than similar realizations in the past. We live in a…

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Some Days are Rocks

This letter will be part of my outgoing mail today: “Today, I take you into my arms and into my heart and promise to hold you there forever. Through whatever we encounter, I promise you my unfailing love and my…

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Announcing the Consequences of Capitalism Quiz!

You’re Medical Malpractice! Thanks to you, people not only see healthcare interactions as a chance to get better, they also see them as a potential lottery ticket. Unfortunately, everyone bears the cost of that lottery so that the payoffs are…

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The Pursuit of Productivity

I think my definition of productivity may be different than everyone else’s. Granted that the word carries very capitalistic connotations, that the implications of the word convey an image of a factory worker plugging away at widgets or perhaps an…

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Thoughts on a World Only Facebook Could Manifest

So a funny thing happened last night. Some of my debate friends posted on Facebook. And then they kept posting. Facebook has posts and comments on posts as the main framework for its operation, each attributed specifically to an identity.…

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