consumption

Shop Until We Drop: Consumption is Killing Us

Submitted by Sean Hurley, Published on Sat, 05/26/2012 - 08:41

On any given day millions of people are surfing the net for products that they just must have, or that they feel they can no longer live without.

“Where can I get it cheapest, and quickest?”

Automation Will Change the World Sooner Than You Think

Submitted by Stuart Dobson, Published on Tue, 02/28/2012 - 09:39

The Lights in the Tunnel” by Martin Ford explores the implications of the increasing automation of labor. It begins by visualizing the world economy, and how it will change as automation increasingly eliminates labor. Many commonly held beliefs are dispelled throughout the book with convincing logic and some unquestionable evidence. This is not something we can afford to ignore. Even without the current rapid advances in technology or full artificial general intelligence, automation is going to have some significant effects on society, and it is going to happen sooner than you think.

The Abstraction

Submitted by Sean Hurley, Published on Sun, 02/26/2012 - 11:43

Money is nothing more than a term which represents an abstract form of exchange of labour for purchasing power. This article will not investigate interest, loans, debt or the creation of money.
For in reality money could be gold, silver, match sticks or pine nuts. Here we will concentrate on the direct result of defining a value to labour to use in exchange for purchasing power.

While it may be offered that the abstraction (money) simply allows for delayed trade to take place, such as;
Human x has some chocolate.