Posts tagged ‘consumerism’
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3 12.17.10Poor Man’s (or Woman’s) Guide to Understanding EconomicsLet me be frank, understanding economics (at least U.B.E.P Understanding the Big Economic Picture) takes a lot of reading, patience and a hellava lot of googling archaic economic vocabulary that on the surface seems to make absolutely no sense. However, once you are able to get past the mysterious language of economics and understand the [...] -
3 11.3.10If We Only Had a Jobs FairyNow that the 2010 midterm elections are over, all you have to do is view the NYTimes word train from both parties to see the growing dividing line between Democrats and Republicans. 2010 midterm word train vs 2008 election word train. The fault line between red and blue states is deepening. More polarization of ideas [...] -
0 9.22.10Relationship Trouble? Might be NarcissismRecently, I’ve been reading The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement by Jean M. Twenge Ph.D. and W. Keith CampBell Ph.D. It’s one of the 12+ plus books that will contribute to my 4 part series on the Science of Relationship which I’ll be finishing later on this year (inshallah). The book is [...]
To be honest, I'm a whole bunch of things, but mostly I'm an individual who seeks for truth in a world that has become a caricature of honesty. With so much information at our fingertips, the line between truth and conjecture has been blurred. I created this blog to offer ideas and thoughts that assist people in truth seeking. Often, what we find might challenge our personal sensibilities, but nevertheless give us a torch to pave through the darkness of information obscurity. 