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Tag: work

  • Drugs

    Drugs

    At the end of the 1970s, the neo-liberal idea developed that if you work hard you can succeed, but if you fail it’s because you haven’t given yourself the means. In the 1980s, under the Thatcher/Reagan era, Western countries became deindustrialised and mass unemployment emerged. In the 1990s, the “cool Britannia” left-wingers such as Tony…

  • Let’s democratize art

    Let’s democratize art

  • Short circuited mass distribution 

    Short circuited mass distribution 

    Even if supermarkets are beginning to phase-out, the G20 economy does not seem to be suffering. Hypermarkets may even have been detrimental to growth:  – G20 GDP Growth – Fourth quarter of 2018, Stable GDP growth in G20 area OECD – OECD: https://www.oecd.org/newsroom/g20-gdp-growth-fourth-quarter-2018-oecd.htm Hypermarkets and shopping malls are now doubting their survival: – Will ShoppingMalls…

  • Home fairy – does it all without working

    Home fairy – does it all without working

    Gender equality means equal right to have access to work in the same way. The fact of assigning a job to a gender is not synonymous with freedom. On the other hand, if a person chooses on his or her own to work in a trade that is gender-specific, it does not mean that he…

  • I moved out

    I moved out

    The house was three hours’ drive from work. Then a lousy one bedroom flat, With half the room bending with the roof Then the house had no heating The other had a stream that ran from the kitchen to the street through the living room And the electricity installed 30 years ago Notary and municipal…

  • Pressed

    Pressed

    She was a nurseAt the hospital all the time Full-timeHe was a merchant He travelled all the time Full-time And they had beautiful children So far so good……
Until… Until it lasted more than ten years… She worked full-time Except when she worked day and night He worked full-time Not counting his travellingOnly three days a…

  • Since I stopped working And started thinking again It works in my favor!

    Since I stopped working And started thinking again It works in my favor!

    Overconsumption is not necessary. There are many items we do not need. Save money. There are spendings you do not need if you do not work. Live a healthier and simpler life. If you spend less time in a salaried job, you have less need to consume and more time for more rewarding activities. Do…

  • Resume

    Resume

    Experience required Degree level is a must. Who can afford To work for free or for a low wage And this for long hours a week And over several months or even years? The best? Or rather those who are like fish in water Well heeled ambitious ones? A few lazy sloths, Who make others…

  • Basic Income is possible

    Basic Income is possible

    A basic income is simply a sum of money paid every month to everyone to provide decent food and housing. The Instrument of freedom – Philippe Van Parijs – TeD-xTalks: https://youtu.be/GP4sBGbeF8w – Poverty isn’t a lack of character; it’s a lack of cash…- Rutger Bretman – TeDTalks: https://youtu.be/ydKcaIE6O1k Spain’s UBI Is A Wake-Up Call For Americans, Current…

  • Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

    Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

    Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life’s setbacks – including death itself – at the university’s 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005. Steve Jobs’…