[1] I understand the fear about invasion of privacy. Privacy just one more of those case where we think it means one thing and the government thinks it means another. I do think there are a lot of sinister things the government could do with certain information they collect from us. I also think that we [...]
Posts Tagged ‘capitalism’
Just Don’t Look
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged advertising, capitalism, facebook, google search history, privacy on March 4, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Toward Perpetual Progress
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged capitalism, economics, Forbes 400, poor, progress, rich on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According to the Forbes 400, the net worth of the richest Americans has decreased $300 billion over the past year. The ten richest Americans lost $39.2 billion. Bill Gates alone lost $7 billion and is now only worth a paltry $50 billion. On the one hand, this is an obvious indication of the economic slump [...]
It's Not Easy Being Green
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged capitalism, change, consumerism, environmentalism, green on June 11, 2009 | 10 Comments »
I am not an environmentalist. Though I probably appear to fit the profile of a typical environmentalist… or I did until the giant gaggle of yuppies and mass media acquired the rights to the word “green” only to start selling it off piece by piece. I like polar bears. And I kind of like penguins. [...]
