Maciolekism

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  • Structuring Communication

    I have been distracted for a while as I dealt with a family emergency. Emerging from this experience, these are my thoughts on modern communication. Long ago, information was written on paper and came with the post. At first it… Continue reading

  • A View From A Snow-Globe

    There were strict social norms in the fifties, a hectic decade of transition, and then a period of social freedom lasting from the seventies through the oughties. Now we are traveling back, already in another chaotic transitional decade, which will… Continue reading

  • How It All Works

    During the feast we discover, develop, and create new things. During the famine the environment decides which of those things is worth anything. Humans, including all of our creations, cannot override this cycle. Continue reading

  • Where Craig Fixes The Music Economy

    I am beginning to think that the music economy is destroying itself. This has been going round and round my head recently, so I have to fix it. The cornerstone of the music economy is the hit single. The hit… Continue reading

  • Discouraging The Unknown

    One of the greatest problems our civilization is facing today is that our vision of our future self is becoming something we think we understand, like a robot, and not something we accept as being completely unimaginable. I would wager… Continue reading

  • Human Packs

    Like wolves, humans are limited to the number of individuals we can connect with in order to form packs. The difference between humans packs and wolf packs though, is that human packs are more fluid and can overlap. All the… Continue reading