Maciolekism

sociology

  • Extending Consciousness

    The conversation. “Why do you sit here and do nothing? I have seen what you can do. I know who you are. How can you just sit here?… So useless. It’s like talking to a wall… What? Why are you… Continue reading

  • Death To Oikonomos

    An argument in favor of technological dystopia. Every philosopher, from Plato to Krishnamurti, has stated that democracy doesn’t work. The reason they give is that the general public is not informed or experienced enough to elect a competent leader. If… Continue reading

  • Band-Aid Democracy

    A long time ago, an old friend of mine who had spent many years in academia, switched over to the private sector. After a year in a corporation I asked him for his impressions. He said that in acedemia, much… Continue reading

  • New Necessary Layers

    Empathy is a weakness,.. unless it is used with the intent to build a relationship or community. Then, empathy is God. I have a vision of a successful civilization, one hundred thousand years in the making. There are seven necessary… Continue reading

  • A Conflict Of Motivations

    Nothing begins with knowledge and reason. Experience is the foundation of understanding, not knowledge. Both of my parents grew up poor, in what were called cold-water flats. Thus, a large part of their primary motivation in life had always been… Continue reading

  • America’s Ladder

    Finally, we are coming to the end of World War Two. My mind keeps going back to an old movie. Not black and white old, but one from earlier in my life. A movie titled, “Jacob’s Ladder” (1990). The movie… Continue reading