Eternity lost in an instance
Yearning for eternity led to the construction of some of the most magnificent and sturdy buildings in history: pyramids, temples, churches … Today the tallest and shiniest commercial centers are
Assisting GEN at Degrowth conference
Degrowth is a “bomb word” used to inspire in-depth debates on whether infinite growth in a finite world is desirable or even possible. A vibrant and dynamic network developed around
COP21 – when astrologists do weather forecasting
New Year will, understandably, come even for those who aren't waiting for it. Well, the magic is in the waiting, and not in the New Year. It's nice to wait
UN sustainable development goals — revised!
In the UN they just finalized The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, to "transform our world". Politicians are obviously caught up in self-defeating dynamics, in the outdated approaches to solving the problems
Denial means denial
Denial is the root of all problems in any group of people, big or small, in any kind of relationship; it is avoidance to see problems – and problems unseen
What is capitalism, really?
In short, capitalism is a system of radical intermediation. Capitalism is the heir of Catholicism, wherein it is key that God can not be accessed directly. In religion priest is
The best story ever told!
You are nothing more and nothing less than a story. When I ask you to tell me who you are, you'll start with your names, surnames, nicknames, your occupation and
I am wrong and that’s OK!
I keep being astounded at our capacity of evading facts and sticking to our habits no matter what. I know about cognitive dissonance and all its implications, so I don’t
The last hours of fleeting negativity
I just finished reading The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight by Thom Hartmann and the final pages of the book reminded me of one of my favourite quotes, by Bhaktivinoda
My country was cleaned … and I am down :-(
The sociological phenomena that follow the day of mass waste picking inside the World Cleanup 2012 project could easily be a theme of many ph. D. papers; especially in observation