The Silicon Valley founders of the Seasteading Institute have falsely promoted themselves for some time as philanthropists.
Source: Helen Razer: Seasteading Institute a taxless safe space for rich, white men
The logic that maximizing GDP, which is just the summation of all goods and services exchanged for money, will somehow lead to a better world for all is so obviously flawed, yet it continues to be held in high regard by almost every mainstream economist.
Source: Globalization Makes No Sense
From cutting down on meat to contacting your local representatives and investing in clean energy, here are 15 ways to help reduce global carbon emissions
Source: How to reduce your carbon footprint #GlobalWarning | Environment | The Guardian
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Jonathan Taplin’s new book demonstrates how intellectual property has been hijacked by Facebook, Amazon and Google.
Source: Peter Bart: Content Creators Robbed Blind By Apple, Google, Facebook | Deadline
Listen/Download – Funky16Corners Pays Tribute to Billy Miller from the WFMU Rock and Soul Ichiban Stream 1/1/17 MP3
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Source: 200,000 years of human population growth in 5 minutes