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The Spectre of Populism

There is a spectre haunting the Web: That spectre is populism. Let me backtrack a moment. This piece is a part of an ongoing series of posts about „rational media“ – a concept that is still not completely hard and … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Unanswered Questions

There’s a piece by Charles Ives, a famous American composer, named „The Unanswered Question“. I have long enjoyed this piece, and in particular also its title. In my opinion, there are many unanswered questions. One reason why there are so … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Uneducated Masses Will Probably Choose the Free Lunch

There are primarily two reasons for this — both of which are based on the limited literacy skills of the uneducated masses: They can’t really comprehend what the fine print means; They can’t seem to learn from history. In the … Continue reading
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The Distribution of Literacy is More Important than the Distribution of Wealth

A large component of happiness is being able to manage (aka “deal with”) the world. In my opinion, this has much more to do with literacy than it has to do with wealth. That’s why I’m far more concerned about … Continue reading
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When Will there be an Online Protestant Reformation?

Actually there already has been… — e.g. Anonymous is one such initiative…, but far more significant than the Anonymous movement (in my opinion) are movements that have a name, a face, people who are willing to stand behind their own … Continue reading
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