Some people worry about robots taking our jobs, but automation is already controlling our jobs and making us work faster and harder. We are constantly being evaluated and directed. See also the previous post about being an Evaluation Object.
Some people question whether a for-profit healthcare system can adequately deal with pandemics.
Sometimes it can feel that we are nothing more than objects to be evaluated.
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is discriminating against Muslims and becoming more nationalistically Hindu. But in the end, what’s the point?
Democracy has many enemies, not least of which are those who believe that business is more important than democracy.
It’s now been two years since the first post on CatWorld.blog. The cats thank you for reading, and they hope you enjoy the third year of their wise advice and profound opinions. This is also the 300th post of Cat World. A double celebration.
In a big study, David Blanchflower discovered that on average, people in developed countries are the most unhappy at the age of 47, and he speculated on the reasons. Other studies have shown different reasons for the fall and rise of our happiness. (Fans of Marianne Faithfull may appreciate the title of this post.)
It’s important to have a strong military to make the world a safer place. But for who?
Do you have an inability to say Yes? Or to say No? Or maybe both?
Tax havens are important as the rich need to protect their assets.
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