Craig Maciolek

  • Independence Day

    Capitalism measures maturity by independence, and independence comes from the paycheck. I measure maturity by how old a person feels in the presence of their parents: the ability to manage their own emotional energy and control their own behavior. (Which… Continue reading

  • The Patchwork Quilt

    No one person will be able to come up with the perfect way to share an idea to the entire world. Ever. Our modern world is suffering from the idea, one formed from insecurity, that there is a magic phrase… Continue reading

  • Social Media & Game Theory

    In a population, reactions to anything will always occur across a bell shaped curve. Mostly resulting from game theory, the fight to be dominant, rather than people’s actual hopes, beliefs, and ideologies. If a person is not ready to receive… Continue reading

  • Casting Pearls

    What is more important? The pebble, the ripples it creates, or the body of water they exist in. Capitalism is a swimming pool with exact dimensions.Every pebble creates similar ripples that radiate into the exact same shape.Even stones that make… Continue reading

  • One Strange Dream

    I do not agree with the popular theory about dreams. By my experience, not all dreams are just data from our daily experiences being processed; filed away for later use. As a simple example, last night I had an extremely… Continue reading

  • Competition

    Two early birds fight over a worm in the dewy morning grass.The birds, so engaged in their battle,do not see the house cat sneaking through the shrubs. Continue reading