Why the Age of Hyper Superficiality Makes People Desperately Unhappy
The aim of the game is to become rich; how you get there doesn’t matter Winning in society is all about having the most money. If you have the most money, you…
How Hot Does It Need to Get For People to Wake up to the Climate Emergency?
We’re living in a climate emergency, yet people behave as if nothing is happening There were forest fires in London this week. Not two words you’d usually put together, but 40°C…
Why Do Corporations Play By Rules That Leave Society Worse Off?
Corporations exist to maximise profits, not to create social value Walmart, Apple and Shell are richer than countries like Russia, Belgium and Sweden. In fact, of the largest 200 entities that exist,…
Replacing Income Tax With a Pollution Tax Can Trigger Social Transformation
Taxing social bads rather than social goods can change everything Earning income is good for you as it gives you money in your pocket, it’s good for society (because the job…
Why Sustainability Can Only be Achieved When the Financial System (Inevitably) Collapses
The debt system is a house of cards In 2021 global debt, that is, the total amount borrowed by governments, businesses and households, stood at an incomprehensible $303 trillion. Meanwhile, total global…
A History of Carbon Emissions Reveals We’re Stuck in an Energy Trap
The metaphor of bathtub shows how social development has come at a terrible cost Imagine the Earth as a giant bathtub. There are a bunch of taps at the top of the…