Observations on the human condition
Since the evolution of institutional hierarchy (monarchy, oligarchy, clergy, representative democracies, corporations, NGOs etc,), men, women and children have been exploited – our energy and resources are harvested while we are conditioned into welcoming our participation in this abusive and destructive structure. Slavery is visibly exploitative; board, lodging and food are provided in return for … Read more
Faiza at Hidayat TV asked me to explain power in the following video: What is Power and How is it Abused and Corrupted? – the dark side of power and its influence on/control of the levers of power? What is the objective of this power? What is the alternative to this power structure and why … Read more
A few days ago, I was invited to join this discussion: Hidayat TV Who Controls Who? (video 38 minutes and 52 seconds)Who Controls who ?What is the Current structure of this World ?Who are “They” & How do they Control Humans & Their Humanity ?What tools & Tactics they are Using to maintain their Hegmony/Supremacy/Control/ … Read more
We have said many times: The adoption of money, to scale our activities over time and expanded distance, relatively recently, has created a competitive environment accompanied by unintended consequences such that we now face an existential crisis as a species.In the last 50-60 years, tools and understanding have emerged from all the technological progress to … Read more
Over the dozen or so years that we’ve been doing this work (discovery of how the world and life works) it has become evident that the narrative horizon has expanded progressively beyond the “authorised” tramlines of discussion. I suggested in an interview last week, that in order to regain control of the narrative, the structure … Read more
The work that started with the Critical Thinking project in 2012 continues and over the last few years has included deep exploration of money because it is the basis on which we organise ourselves. We tend to view most things through the prism of money. Money drives the three flaws in the global political economy: … Read more
I’ve been quiet here for a while because my life has been through a bit of an upheaval since Maggie died in May last year, not least my being reluctantly hospitalised for a week with pneumonia in February. I’m now pretty much recovered and feel ready to re-enter the fray – i.e. able to write … Read more
This article was written for the Idler bi-monthly magazine but didn’t make the cut for the next issue although they’ve promised to publish an edited version on their letters page. An edit will inevitably miss some important facets of the full article; hence it is published here. I’ve been idling for a dozen years or … Read more