politics - rambling in awkwardnes

Quantifying the US Cabinet's Representativeness

Recently, I was reading this New York Times article about the current US cabinet being the least diverse regarding its members' race and gender since a long time. Out of 24 members, there are 18 white men. What is more, the other six members

economics

Capitalism

Capitalism doesn't incorporate any notion of social responsibility. But people use it to foster a system of social irresponsibility. So why do humans, who are inherently social beings, end up with a capitalist system that fosters social irresponsibility?

economics

Bullshit Jobs

That article on the phenomenon of bullshit jobs accurately describes the dynamics of our current economic system: The ruling class has figured out that a happy and productive population with free time on their hands is a mortal danger (think of what started to

politics

Political Implications of Data Collection

A German nazi-party requests the number of Jews living in a particular city, and a breakdown of those numbers by district. And this very data does actually exist, as it has been collected by that city. The nazi-party, which calls for the “preservation of