Tag: Bill Gates

  • Billionaires and the empire of illusion

    Billionaires and the empire of illusion

    Modern society worships billionaires as saviors. They are portrayed as visionaries who will save the planet (Bill Gates), end disease, and colonize Mars (Elon Musk). Their faces appear on magazine covers as symbols of progress and genius. Yet their benevolence is a myth. Behind the spectacle lies a system of control — a fusion of…

  • We torture and kill animals en masse

    We torture and kill animals en masse

    It wasn’t the first time. The picturesque town of Jičín offers not only natural or man-made beauties but also harsh realities. Me and my friends were walking down the street where a slaughterhouse is. The pigs screaming before death were unbearable for someone who extends his empathy to animals. Of course, we (at least in…

  • Don’t like capitalism? Move to North Korea

    An alleged Bill Gates’ quote: “Capitalism has worked very well. Anyone who wants to move to North Korea is welcome.” In the post-communist Czech Republic, this point is quite often made by furious anti-communists. “Do you like communism? Then move to North Korea or Cuba!” Such a statement is, however, horribly flawed. Of course, nobody…