February 10, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Syntropic Enterprise
Some ideas about the future of politics A few days ago I wrote questioning if there is any redemption for politics. My opinion is no. The current political system of Western Democracy needs to be blown apart. It is likely to blow itself apart, through the channel of...
February 5, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Future of Business, Syntropic Enterprise
A Syntropic Economy Create value and extract value. The gift economy and the market economy. The artist and their gift and those who desire the gift. I consider these polarities not as separate from each other but complementary to each other. Two parts of a whole. Yet...
February 3, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The curated scapegoat An innocent, naive, eager, seeking relevance, yet not strong enough to know they are a pawn in a much larger game, is chosen with cruel care. I have been that person, more than once. My eyes bright with a promise based on the exploitation of my...
February 2, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Wrong philosophy I was watching a video recently where three men, all well-known in the intellectual edge scene, discussed their philosophies while referencing the philosophical heritage from which their worldview emerged. A few things struck me in the gut. Three men....
February 1, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
The curious use of woke There is something macabrely humorous about appropriating the word woke by the extreme right of the political divide. If I were a coordinating impulse of Universe, a god, I would be laughing. Woke as a word has its Source Idea around the...
January 31, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Syntropic Enterprise
Robbery and exploitation A thief takes from others without their knowing. A robber takes others’ property openly. Colonisation is robbery. Scraping contributions from people on Social Media to feed algorithms to weaponise against those who make the contribution in...
