Tag: capitalism
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A mere criminal less dangerous than the super-rich
Nobody wants to be personally robbed. However, petty theft is a widespread crime. It includes shoplifting, pickpocketing, and similar offenses. Rates vary greatly between regions. In 2016, the global average was 783 incidents per 100,000 people. Senegal reported only 1 per 100,000. Denmark reported 3,949 per 100,000. It sounds huge, so is a mere criminal…
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Economics and psychometrics? What is a pseudoscience?
Economics and psychometrics share some of the same features. They are undoubtedly humanities. We cannot go without relationships between inflation, unemployment, interest rates, and so on. However, economics is undoubtedly a pseudoscience. It basically cannot predict crisis, human behavior, heavily depends on mathematical formalism without real-world application, and so on. Psychometrics offers huge numbers of…
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Critical thinking: List of suspicious deaths in the US
Where is the rational line between the infinite number of deaths claimed by conspiracy theorists (and some “conspiracy theories” are right) and a rational approach that is devoid of cognitive biases, fallacies, and formal errors, yet acknowledges the existence of governments’ extrajudicial killings? These killings are evident in countries like Russia, China, and, yes, the…
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Science, money, the Industrial Revolution, and mental illness
The Industrial Revolution began in the late 18th century. It transformed societies. Factories replaced farms. Urbanization expanded. Technology advanced rapidly. Yet, psychiatry and psychology lagged behind. Why were mental health conditions like dementia praecox (an early term for schizophrenia) and Asperger’s syndrome identified much later? Thus, the answer lies in history, science, and society. Psychiatry:…
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Will US and Western democracy survive?
US President Joe Biden said he had done the best for America (while dropping tears), insinuating how tough it is to be a US president. All those big banks, super-rich families, multinational lobbyists more powerful than he is. But we should highlight this: he has said that Trump would be a threat for the US…
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How the super-rich exploit our evolutionary behavior
Human behavior is deeply rooted in evolutionary psychology. Our instincts, shaped over millennia, were crucial for survival in prehistoric times. However, in today’s modern society, these same instincts can be exploited. The super-rich, with their vast resources and understanding of behavioral patterns, manipulate these instincts for their own gain. This extends to areas like xenophobia,…
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Foundations and tax evasion, maximizing profits and Bill Gates
Foundations have long been associated with philanthropy and public good. However, they are often used as sophisticated tools by the super-rich to evade taxes and maximize profits. These mechanisms, while technically legal, exploit systemic loopholes, intertwining wealth preservation, influence, and control. Let’s explore how foundations and related strategies serve as vehicles for tax avoidance, profit…
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Evade taxes and maximize profits: The Western financial system
Multinational corporations and super-rich families have developed a wide range of strategies to evade taxes and maximize profits. These practices exploit loopholes in international tax laws and rely on the collaboration of global banks and financial networks. The impact is profound, depriving governments of revenue and exacerbating economic inequality. This article explores how these schemes…
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Emotions in politics as a scourge. Let’s bring rationality
Emotions in politics bring nothing but destruction, completely destroying the political process, with voters relying on their prehistoric instincts rather than rationally analyzing, being devoid of cognitive biases, fallacies, and formal fallacies. They don’t want to work with information, being completely devoid of emotions, with the precision of a scientist where the rational core wins.…
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New Elon Musk? The establishment doesn’t want the next one
You create a technological start-up, and they either invest in you or not. That’s the end of the story. Wrong, completely wrong. There is one subtle question? Why all the biggest start-up “inventors” are so silent? They should be top celebrities influencing the world. This article exposes why and also tells why this establishment doesn’t…