The Social Trap -free content

The Social Trap -free content

The Social Trap - free content
The old saying “Socialize losses and privatize profits” still fits the present day narrative; actually, it even seems to be applied to all sorts of fields. Starting at the top with large entities like entire countries and their respective political orientation right down to small local business projects there is hardly any new enterprise or organization that can risk escaping the narrative of “sharing”. There are hardly any startups these days that can afford not to advertise its “beneficial social aspect or value” without risking losing social media brownie points and putting the potential future of their venture in peril. Some company descriptions sound almost out a communist manifesto rather than a well calculated, for profit orientated business. Be assured, profit or a gain of power is certainly the well calculated driver. The phenomena is not isolated to just one part of the world; like its cause, it is international and does not stop at borders. The made promises will not lead to the land of plenty, which is getting to be very obvious lately. The benefits almost seem to be reserved only for a handful of …

In Time – a movie premiere (2011) free content

In Time – a movie premiere (2011) free content

In Time - a movie premiere (2011) free content
For avid movie lovers this movie has most likely passed its shelf life, but I find the title as well as the subject intriguing. For quite some time I intended to have a chart of the premiere of the movie and explore a bit the content of time of the almost 10-year-old cinematographic production. The plot of the story unfolds in the year 2169 portraying a society whose universal currency is time. Time can be traded and / or passed onto another person. Starting with the age of 25, a one-year countdown begins displayed on your forearm, where you can always see and check someone’s remaining time. Basically, the race to gain more time starts with that age and depending how much you earn (time), you extend your lifespan. Wealth is expressed through possession of time and to give it a more socio-political angle, the …

Seaspiracy – a documentary -free content

Seaspiracy – a documentary -free content

Seaspiracy - a documentary -free content
Last week a new documentary premiered on Netflix -“Seaspiracy”. The documentary focuses on the worldwide human impact on fish, marine wildlife and oceans in general. Tackles topics like overfishing; the fishing industry; slavery on fishing boats; and the ambiguous world of different environment and marine conservation organizations, which seem to whitewash the industry’s doings. Aside from the obvious, very sad and concerning visual impressions of dead marine life, which many will focus on and remember, the documentary also delivers a hidden message. The accumulated data and stats quite subtly debunk the existing narrative of the carbon climate hoax the world is presently exposed to (see earlier article). “Seaspiracy” makes a first quadrant case that the world’s oceans …