What is love? The ancient Greeks had several words to describe “love.” There was eros (romantic or sexual love), agape (selfless love), and ludus (playful love). However, there is a very good and straightforward definition of love: the feeling that your well-being depends on the well-being of another person. Think Continue Reading
Politics
articles on social and political topics
Crime and Punishment
In our society, there is a norm that is quoted in the title of this post and in another, more well-known literary work. At the same time, this norm is quite archaic, and I would even say infantile. The archaic nature of this norm lies in the fact that retribution Continue Reading
Corruption
Corruption is a “blight” on society. It has existed for a long time, but it hinders people’s lives right now. The most interesting thing about corruption is that it is not a problem in itself, but rather a symptom. Fighting corruption as a phenomenon does not free society from the Continue Reading
Lloyds approach
Table of Contents Toggle Issues Lloyd’s Politics Nuances Issues Everyone understands that any electoral governance system, where responsible decisions are made by delegates from certain communities, is not perfect , but only seems to be the only possible solution in societies where it is not feasible to gather everyone in Continue Reading
New Tax Paradigm
What is happening right now? People are being forced to pay taxes. A powerful tax system is being established, aimed at squeezing households and businesses. As always, any system based on violence is imperfect. Is it possible to create a situation where people pay taxes voluntarily and, moreover, eagerly desire Continue Reading
Ruling class
Every social revolution has been triggered by changes in the productive forces. It’s not just about the emergence of a new class of wealthy individuals; rather, scientific and technological progress allowed food to be produced with fewer and fewer hands. This meant that society could afford to support, first, classes Continue Reading
Inter-Net! Why was a nationwide computer network not created in the Soviet Union?
Published in the journal: “Inviolable Reserve” 2011, No. 1(75) Vyacheslav GerovichVyacheslav Alexandrovich Gerovich (b. 1963) is a historian of science and a lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Boston, USA). He previously worked at the Institute for the History of Science and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Continue Reading
Seer. Using games to glimpse the future.
Article from New Scientist , which I have for you translated Текст для перевода: .. MY HOROSCOPE for this week claims that now is the perfect time for me to move or, at the very least, to get organized. I know it’s pointless, but that won’t stop me from dreaming Continue Reading
The myth we live with
There is a very persistent myth, deeply ingrained in our subconscious, that a change in the social order occurs solely through revolutionary means. Moreover, the transition is often imagined like this: “some masses” decided to move to a different social structure, while other “some masses” opposed them, and after a Continue Reading
Ruling class
Every social revolution has been triggered by changes in the productive forces. It’s not just about the emergence of a new class of wealthy individuals; rather, scientific and technological progress allowed food to be produced with fewer and fewer hands. This meant that society could afford to support, first, classes Continue Reading