To understand the genesis, functions, and reasons for the collapse of various types of societies, Erich Fromm’s developed theory of social character can provide significant insights. It addresses questions such as: What behavioral motives, prevalent among the masses, support a given social system, and which ones undermine it? Unlike sociological Continue Reading
Quotes
This section contains texts that were not written by me, but to which I refer and that serve as good illustrations of my ideas, among others.
From egalitarianism to kleptocracy
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. fb2. ). Edit Jared Diamond Chapter 14. In 1979, while flying with a group of familiar missionaries over a remote swampy area of New Guinea, I noticed several isolated huts scattered miles apart. The pilot began to tell me that recently, Continue Reading
The Future of History
FRANCIS FUKUYAMA Professor at Stanford University. CAN LIBERAL DEMOCRACY SURVIVE THE DECLINE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS? Published in the journal Foreign Affairs , No. 1, 2012. © Council on Foreign Relations, Inc.Translation: Journal Russia in Global Politics, 01-02/2012, https://www.globalaffairs.ru/articles/budushhee-istorii/ Something strange is happening in the world. Both the global financial Continue Reading
100 things I will do when I become the Dark Lord.
Peter Ansprach «The Top 100 Things I’d Do If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord» Origin: http://minievil.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html Translation by Mikhail Vershkov (mikhail.vershkov@ru.arthurandersen.com) Being a Villain is not a bad career choice. It pays well, there are plenty of little perks, and you can choose your own working hours. However, every Continue Reading
On the Categoricity of Thought
“Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst,” Robert Sapolsky Table of Contents Toggle Thinking outside the box Destructive mistakes of categorical thinking Thinking outside of categories Instead of memorizing absolute characteristics of things, it’s more convenient for us to break everything down into categories and think in Continue Reading
Quote
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.Dwight Eisenhower
Less heroism.
Very often more reasonable better to leave than to be a hero.For example, let’s say you think the work you’re about to do will take two hours. However, four hours later, you’re only a quarter of the way through. Your natural instinct tells you, “I can’t give up; I’ve already Continue Reading
Too good is also bad.
Many people take pleasure in solving complex problems. However, over time, you can get used to constantly exercising your intellectual muscle and become “addicted” to it. Then you’ll start seeking out another challenging task that provides the same satisfaction from the work done, regardless of whether it was truly necessary Continue Reading
Technological advancements and the IT revolution
Quote from F. Kotler’s book “Chaotica” Information technology (IT) is one of the key factors shaping the process of globalization. Progress since the early 1990s in computer hardware, software, telecommunications, and digitization systems has enabled the rapid transmission of data and knowledge from anywhere in the world. The information revolution Continue Reading
Revolutionary Technologies and Innovations
Quote from F. Kotler’s book “Chaotica” The term “disruptive technology” was introduced by Clayton M. Christensen, a professor at Harvard Business School, in his 1995 article “Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave” published in the Harvard Business Review. He later elaborated on this concept in his book “The Innovator’s Dilemma: When Continue Reading