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Capital Mobility
It would be beneficial to require shareholders to hold their shares for at least four years. Currently, capital mobility is such that it is possible to buy shares and resell them within the same day with just a few clicks. Computers are programmed to carry out these transactions. This has serious consequences. In the vast…
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Robots use the internet to communicate with each other and gain power over humans
60% of internet traffic is generated by machines communicating with each other. They distribute views, comments, and likes. They rate products and services. This obstructs public debate, influences humans, and therefore hinders democracy. It causes massive pollution because it consumes enormous amounts of electricity for computing and cooling servers. The use of AI must be…
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Financialization, deregulation and securitization transactions
Before the 1980s, banks couldn’t use people’s deposits as collateral for investments. Banks were not allowed to use their customers’ deposits to invest them. Up until the early 1980s, when you owned a share in a company, a building or a field and wanted to buy or sell other shares, the state levied transfer duties.…
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Tomorrow – Chap 2: L’énergie
#demainlefilm: https://www.demain-lefilm.com Trailer: https://youtu.be/NUN0QxRB7e0 Demain présenté à la COP 21: http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/environnement/demain-le-road-movie-citoyen-de-melanie-laurent-est-presente-a-la-cop-21_1741493.html Annonce de l’accord de Paris: https://youtu.be/F0EZPC0gka8 “Demain”, un phénomène de société – Le Monde: http://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2016/02/03/demain-un-phenomene-de-societe_4858559_3244.html French actress Mélanie Laurent steps behind the camera for ‘Tomorrow,’ an environmental doc that offers solutions – LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-melanie-laurent-tomorrow-20170419-story.html Où voir le film: https://www.demain-lefilm.com/ou-voir-le-film Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for…