Ted Kaczynski was a guy who was ahead of his time. You gotta hand it to him, the guy was no hypocrite. Here we are, all whining about climate change and plastic in the ocean, meanwhile this guy was out there living in a cabin in the woods. Not a cabin like you see in…
Colluding Crime Syndicate
The world as we know it is increasingly moving away from being an interconnected web of nation-states, with citizens at the heart of the decision-making process, towards a network dominated by powerful organizations. This network of institutions, including governments, multinational corporations, media conglomerates, law enforcement agencies, and militaries, to name but a few, has managed…
Reluctant Technosaur
There’s an old saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Now, I don’t know about dogs, but when it comes to us humans, especially us older folks, it seems we’re not too keen on learning new tricks either, especially when those tricks involve fancy gadgets and interwebs. Picture this: You’ve spent half a…
Remembering Theodore Kaczynski
Theodore Kaczynski, known to some as “Uncle Ted” or the Unabomber, was a figure whose life resulted in a collection of writings that have elicited considerable commentary and debate. As a figure of profound controversy, he left a philosophical legacy that continues to reverberate within the intellectual sphere. As a linguist and mathematician, he wove…
Erosion of Civilizational Bonds
Liberalism, a philosophy heralded as the beacon of individual freedom and the bedrock of modern democracies, has inadvertently loosened the ties that bind us. Its prioritization of personal liberty and its sanctification of the self, while initially empowering, has precipitated a gradual dissolution of the collective conscience, eroding the civilizational bonds that knit us together….
Worrying About Work
I’m about to drop a bomb on your perception of how your day rolls out. Here’s the staggering truth: The average American is dedicating nearly six hours of their day to checking work and personal email. That’s right, six hours! Now, let’s dive into those minutes: 209 on work email and 143 on personal email….
How to Make $500,000 a year
Hey folks, let’s have a chat about being a social media manager. Now, you’re in your office, maybe a cubicle, making a cool $100,000 a year, managing posts, tweets, hashtags, and the whole social media parade. One day you start scratching your head when you realize something interesting – your work, your efforts, are actually…
DEI has added Letters
DEI is now DEIAJB. This ain’t a game of checkers we’re playing here, no siree. This is chess, folks, and let me tell ya, the pawns are getting restless. You see, it starts off simple enough. A group of folks get together with a common goal. “Save the whales!” they shout, or “Free the toe…
Job Time
In the miraculous year of 2023 it is genuinely stupefying that we still tie ourselves to the idea of a fixed “work day”. Yes, you heard me right – those mind-numbing nine-to-five office jobs where “being on time” is considered a pillar of character. But folks, I must tell you, I’ve been pondering this, and…
The Upside of a Downward Slide
Boy oh boy, you want to hear something funny? You see, we’ve got a regime here, folks. They’re all buttoned up, smiling for the cameras, making big decisions, and setting the course of our lives. And guess what? They’re just a bunch of clowns, and not the fun kind who do tricks and make balloon…
Jobs are Inconsequential
Let’s talk about the dirty little secret no one wants to admit: your job probably doesn’t matter. That’s right, in the grand cosmic dance of existence, most of us are just tiny cogs in a much larger machine, spinning away with no real impact on the universe as a whole. It’s a humbling realization, sure,…
Open-Office Oxymoron
The open office is that place where everybody’s working side by side, without a wall in sight. It’s a space designed for collaboration and communication, where the exchange of ideas flows like water, or so they say. But I’ve got news for you: the open office isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In fact,…