by Johnny | Nov 28, 2016 | blog, political, work
Basic income often gets booed by highly motivated workers claiming that it will be used by free loaders and everyone will stop working and the world will end. Pretty dramatic for giving people just enough money to pay for food, clothes and shelter. In the above linked...
by Johnny | Nov 26, 2016 | blog, fake news, political
There’s a lot of news about all the fake news spreading to everyone’s news feeds. I saw this post on fake news to avoid and knew I needed to add the ones this list forgot (conveniently?). So here’s the top 10 news sites in America you must avoid: 10...
by Johnny | Nov 26, 2016 | blog, political, Social
Black Friday hit a record $3 Billion in sales this year. But there’s an alternative movement – #OptOutside, getting people to not be consumerist drones and spend time together (or alone) outdoors (or just not shopping). So why am I predicting the fall of...
by Johnny | Nov 23, 2016 | blog, political
This was my response to a comment on my post about The Big Short and corruption, where the commenter said he didn’t understand why libertarian principles would lead to rule by corporations: I can’t claim to be the authority on libertarian ideology, as it...
by Johnny | Nov 22, 2016 | blog, political, work
Just re-watched “The Big Short.” Excellent film. It’s gonna happen again. Nobody wants to hear that. But it’s true. The federal government kicked the can down the road. And it didn’t matter who was elected president (which is one of the...
by Johnny | Nov 19, 2016 | blog, political
Let’s get a few things straight on pollution and climate change: 1 – The US is not the top contributor to the problem So let’s stop acting like we are. China is #1. And it’s not close. What can you do to reduce those emissions? Stop...
by Johnny | Nov 15, 2016 | blog, Health, political
This is proof that throwing money at a problem doesn’t fix it. We spend $3 trillion per year and what do we have to show for it? Fat sick people. (see: nothing good) We spend almost 50% more per person than the second-highest spending country, yet have worse...
by Johnny | Nov 14, 2016 | blog, Learning, political
The world is changing. That much is clear. And at an alarmingly fast pace thanks to technology. College is overpriced and thus not worth the cost of admission. It’s also not preparing kids for much of anything. It’s really just a big drinking ground for...
