Maciolekism

sociology

  • The Peeling Fire

    Famine comes on like a fire: slow at first, mostly smoke, then the conflagration builds exponentially to consume everything; peeling away the layers of decadence. The brochure life, built around the objects and routines that convey the illusion of maturity,… Continue reading

  • Five Stars

    I have come to learn that rating things, like movies, on a five star system can give people anxiety. This, apparently, is why some online and streaming services have moved to a more simplistic like/dislike system. I don’t know for… Continue reading

  • The Next Trail of Tears

    A sleek Mercedes comes into the parking lot. There are only a few cars and plenty of open spaces. The Mercedes is slow, wiggles a little as if from indecision, and then pulls into the handicapped spot instead of the… Continue reading

  • Enlightenment

    Our environment is fundamental to our perception. Changes in our environment alter our perception… even if we are not paying attention. We can say the same thing over and over again, uncertain if we are being heard; we can try… Continue reading

  • Quiet Resistence

    A system of control that depends on the controlled to maintain the system that controls them is inherently flawed. Like Soviet Russia of old, the workers, slowly at first, stop repairing elements of their servitude. Starting with the small things… Continue reading

  • We can use logic and/or intuition to guide our own actions and choices, but we can only use logic to guide the actions of other people. This is how nature favors the individual. Continue reading