Saturday, September 11, 2021

Despair

Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.

— Auden

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Choices

What can I eat to be healthy, and socially and environmentally conscious?

How can I lessen economic and environmental exploitation?

How can I promote freedom, fairness and justice?

Thursday, November 12, 2020

A tax on the good

Bad actors are subsidized by good people.

Anti-rule

A rule with no consequences is actually an anti-rule. The ones it is most directed towards are the ones most likely to disobey it. Thus reducing our confidence in rules themselves.