25 Aug, 2023
Onlangs schreef iemand dat de naam Nieuw Sociaal Contract vervelende associaties opriep. Ze heeft inderdaad gelijk als je de afkorting (NSC) bekijkt. Haar vervolg opmerking begreep ik nog beter: "[ ] een naam zegt juist veel. Moet direct duidelijk zijn waar het voor staat. [] Contract met wat/wie/waarover..". Politiek draait principieel om macht, of om tegenmacht,...
30 Mar, 2023
Please find below my overhaul of the 2019 version of the 7 Belief systems. With hindsight, I overestimated the power of Technology, and underestimated the revenge of Politics. The first country to restrict the power of its Big Tech sector was China. USA and Europe are still following but lagging. The combination of Data-Info, Money and Technology is worrisome for...
21 Feb, 2023
"Sayings such as “to measure is to know,” “if you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it,” and “what gets measured gets done” can be traced to at least William Thomson, who later became Lord Kelvin." (2022 study in T&F). There is, however, one exception: we cannot measure Love. My thought, and title above, came up following a discussion on my Valentine's blog:...
17 Oct, 2022
Several days ago, Bloomberg reported that men - again - took the bulk of Nobel prizes. This is - again - evidence that men are - in general - hungry for Power. I made a similar observation in my recent blog the power of sex. For a long time, I have been wondering about the Why (eg, anatomy). The Power domain of the 7 Belief systems includes: Data-Info (2019), Money...
7 Sep, 2022
Most people wear either black or white. Only some people wear grey. Grey is often considered a dull colour. It's the same with opinions: most have a micro or a macro focus. Few opinions are in between (ie, gray/grey). Why is grey (eg, colour, opinion) considered as dull? Why don't we like grey? People consider their skin colour as either black or white. However,...
13 Jul, 2022
Recently, I noticed this question: What is Power? The answer seems obvious but is it really? In the animal world, power is often about physical power or strength. Nevertheless, the big, slow and smart elephants appear powerful (eg, trumpet sounds). Clearly, even a projection of power equals Power. Compared to humans, many animals have more strength (eg, harder,...
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