Thoughts
How WhatsApp Plays You for a Fool
For Facebook, WhatsApp is a Trojan Horse, a tool to make money from your private life. You cannot use WhatsApp without turning a blind eye to the damage that Facebook is causing. Switch to Signal Messenger and say no to Zuckerberg’s Faustian bargain of privacy for convenience.
Virtue Signalling, a Band-Wagon to Nowhere
When we talk about being green, Rachel, you know the industry can’t do right for doing wrong. That’s why we have to avoid this kind of messaging. Your team aren’t paid to jump on a band-wagon purely because something is trending on social media.
Mankind, Nature’s Greatest Disaster
Big problems we face today – climate change and societal discontent – emerge from the interplay between human nature and civilisation. Psychological forces, set out by Freud in 1929, that cause our self-destruction may also guide us toward a sane society and richer lives.
Good Resolutions Start with Sex, Not Salad
The mood of New Year is one of denial, abstention and what we ‘should’ do. No wonder our resolve wanes before the tree fairy comes down. When the Bacchic fog lifts on 1st January, find ways to enjoy more pleasure, not less.
Uncharted
Enter your e-mail address to receive Uncharted, my no-nonsense editorial on disruption and value.