When economy takes over politics, traditional voting acts lose their relevance. Elected governments no longer seem in a position to represent their citizens before investors…
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After listening to some statements (which I think are misleading), I questioned the reason for my attachment to total freedom of expression, and wondered what…
Leave a CommentA collective benefit If freedom of expression were only an individual right, a majority of people saying “I don’t care about all this stuff, I…
Leave a CommentA very funny illustration of the article On “fake news” and “hate speech”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HXMYm4k6w0 Moral of the story: stop being dumb.
Leave a CommentYuval Noah Harari explains very well why data is an issue of power, and therefore why avoid their concentration is essential to safeguarding democracy. The…
Leave a CommentSometimes I wonder if humanity hasn’t created, through economics and finance, its own golem. Centuries ago, companies have turned into legal entities. As such they…
Leave a CommentTruth suffers from two major downsides: It is often complex and requires efforts to comprehend, yet few have the intellectual readiness to take an interest…
Leave a CommentBiological viruses In biology, a virus carries genetic information that can be inserted into a cell and disrupt its operation. The first disruption induced by…
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