We need a more enlightened way of thinking about our lives that isn’t simply about money and trading our precious time just to get more and more of it.
Author: Joe Average Citizen
I've chosen this pen name to enable and empower myself to speak my mind freely without fear of alienating my family, friends and peers. Or losing my job! Thank you for accepting my anonymity.
What’s True About Bernie Sanders
If even half of what is being said about Sanders were accurate, we might have reason to be worried. But what is actually true? Here’s a quick reality check.
What I Do With My Money
WANTED: A few brave billionaires to change the world.
31 Things I Can’t Relate To in America Today
Sometimes, I look around and I can’t seem to relate to anything in American culture today. I might as well be from another planet—it feels as if I’m hopelessly out of touch! And who knows, maybe I am. Or… could it be that there just really isn’t all that much out there worth getting excited about in the “material world” of 2019?
Who’s Afraid of Socialism?
If you’re part of “the 1%,” you won’t like many of the necessary changes coming. But the rest of us need to understand what socialism really is. And isn’t.
Joe Biden? You Can’t Be Serious.
I’m pretty certain that none of what I’m about to advise would ever reach–or then resonate with a “Joe Biden.” Nevertheless, here is what I would recommend if I could somehow catch his ear and appeal to his nobler self.
Banning Lightbulbs Wasn’t a Bright Idea
There was definitely a role for government here, but we should have considered other, simpler ways to reduce energy consumption before exercising this power play.
Capitalism Comes Full Circle. Goodbye Dollar Shave Club!
I have to admit, I never did quite understand Dollar Shave Club’s business model. I wondered how they could survive for long when they charged more for postage than the blades themselves.
Technology To What End?
Amazon Prime 1-Day Shipping would be miraculous if it weren’t so terribly superfluous. When did shipping on steroids suddenly become so important to US?
Yeah, We Was Brainwashed, Too.
It’s drummed into our heads from an early age in our schools, by our parents, and in our culture—that all “this” is just the way things are. But is it really?