Why the Age of Hyper Superficiality Makes People Desperately Unhappy
The aim of the game is to become rich; how you get there doesn’t matter Winning in society is all about having the most money. If you have the most money, you…
How the Profit Motive Sucked the Soul Out of Music
Nothing is valued unless it can make money Every decade of the twentieth century was defined by a distinctive sound. Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry in the 1950s. The Beatles and Jimi…
7 Reasons Sustainability Could Trigger a Global Revolution New ideas have the power to change the world
Ideas have the power to destroy, the power to enlighten, the power to change the entire world. At present, the ideas and beliefs that shape society are destroying the natural world…
Why the Cancel Culture Has Become the Thing it Hates the Most The defenders of tolerance are intolerant of anyone else's views
The philosopher George Santayana once said, “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” It wasn’t so long ago that the LGBTQ+ community lived in perpetual fear. Fear…
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Why the Productivity Culture Glamorising 100 Hour Work Weeks is Deranged Everyone is in a mad race to make more money than everyone else
You often hear the routines of highly successful people and their highly productive lives. Each second is planned meticulously. They wake up at 4 am, do an intense workout, work 14…
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Why the American Dream is an Orwellian Nightmare The American Dream centres on a culture of consumption
In the land of opportunity, anyone can go from having nothing to everything. That idea — that legend — lies at the heart of the American dream. All it requires is some grit, determination, and…