By late afternoon the heat had started coming off the yacht club. Kids were running around the tables, gulls were working the chips, and the water slapped under the dock. Nobody was sailing. Tony came back from the bar with four beers. “Forty-eight fucking dollars.” “Market forces,” said Mitch. “Fuck off.” “Supply and demand.” “There… Continue reading ¨Rare Earth”
Tag: Capitalism
Grey tint
The wind rattles the metal sign above the pub door, someone’s shoved a recycling bin too close to the entrance so the lid keeps knocking against the wall like it’s trying to get in for a quick one. Inside, the four of us are nursing pints that taste vaguely like someone washed the lines with… Continue reading Grey tint
A bunch
So, the facts are not necessarily true or the truth you would like to believe. as far as I can figure out In a capitalist society / market democracy those that have the most decide the most, and not everyone is happy. The virus and the vaccine are natural progressions even human psychology is nature anyway… Continue reading A bunch
Truth (2)
Numbers remain as they were invented with no ulterior motive. I know and I like them. They do not post on Facebook telling me life could be better. Nor comment on my virtual friends Numbers have nothing to sell The result of ergo cogito sum They tell us one truth
Values
As capitalism slowly triumphs over all of the ethical and moral values of society it might be worth reexamining the 7 deadly sins in a new social light. Historical note: moral imperatives were thought so judicious to social cohesion that the public display of these behaviours was considered punishable by eternal damnation. Wrath- the military… Continue reading Values
Ceteris Paribus 