Vox - Pokémon Go is everything that is wrong with late capitalism
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Vox - Pokémon Go is everything that is wrong with late capitalism

Ok, this article is little to nothing about the game of Pokémon. But it uses it as an example of the centralisation of economic activity. Like Amazon and Uber, it centralises most of the money that flows through it. they might make things cheaper along the way, but it comes at a price. The article doesn’t really offer solutions, but it got me thinking!

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Sean Blanda - The Other Side is not Dumb
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Sean Blanda - The Other Side is not Dumb

What if we assumed that the other side also has their reasons for acting the way they do. Valid reasons. “We cannot consider ourselves ‘empathetic’ only to turn around and belittle those that don’t agree with us.” Our reactions to the Brexit anyone? If you can’t make their point for them, you don’t truly grasp the issue. (thanks Arnout for the find)

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