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by zehnfischer 3y ago
These ideas becoming mainstream - that's what is just 300 years old. Before few people could read...
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Who’s behind all those weird product ads on Twitter?(ft.com)
4 points by zehnfischer 3y ago|0 comments
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by zehnfischer 3y ago
I agree. But the word 'religion' doesn't fit anymore. It is believe system and the need to be part of a group that one can identify with. Compliance with the set of rules that this group subscribes to gives one an feeling of
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by zehnfischer 4y ago
What are the other two?
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by zehnfischer 5y ago
Supporting African founders in Agriculture, it always strikes me how high the potential for improvement is. Demand is mostly higher than supply, harvest happens twice a year and yet when you start out as a founder you need to not just build
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by zehnfischer 5y ago
At the moment not really, but there is some more information: https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/83909.html
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by zehnfischer 5y ago
My project supports African founders to take their start-up to the next level. All the companies are in the agricultural and food sector, have a launched product and first revenue. By giving them customized support, we aim to make them inve
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by zehnfischer 5y ago
There is actually a defined measure for the risk that may lead to an early death: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromort
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by zehnfischer 5y ago
Well, while it could be argued that sex is biological given, it is surely that our society overstates the difference between men and women - plus our current society still aims to standardises / normalizes all other sexes. The social m
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by zehnfischer 6y ago
To quote Niklas Luhmann: "Everything we know about the world we live in we know from mass media" He wasn't thinking about Facebook, but what would you expect people to talk about? Most lifes are not exciting enough to fill a
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by zehnfischer 6y ago
The Oxford's fair work foundation(1) is aiming to create better conditions for gig workers. 1: https://fair.work
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by zehnfischer 6y ago
I would choose a job that changes overtime, either by my own motivation or because different times require different skill sets. I think most jobs, even complex ones like teaching, become repetitive after all. So I would look for the job th
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Ask HN: What technological progress do you expect in the next 10 years?
4 points by zehnfischer 7y ago|1 comments
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by zehnfischer 8y ago
This is something I have been thinking about for a while already. I am a sociologist, following Niklas Luhmann's sociological system theory and his description of modern society is very close to what you are describing. Basically he is
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Why Growth Can’t Be Green(foreignpolicy.com)
1 points by zehnfischer 8y ago|0 comments
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by zehnfischer 8y ago
I think it's real data about is actual life though. Kinda blurrs the line
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Artificial Communication? The Production of Contingency by Algorithms [pdf](degruyter.com)
2 points by zehnfischer 9y ago|0 comments
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With all that bad developments in tech, why don't we build the light net?
3 points by zehnfischer 9y ago|2 comments
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by zehnfischer 10y ago
Thanks. How about 3D Printing or other means of automation?
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Ask HN: Can we achieve total self-sufficiency with today´s technology?
1 points by zehnfischer 10y ago|3 comments
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Destroy The 40-Hour Workweek(frugaling.org)
27 points by zehnfischer 12y ago|7 comments
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Ask HN: How did the NSA scandale change the relation of you and your user base?
2 points by zehnfischer 13y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: How would you start up a heavily IT enforced Membership of Parliament?
4 points by zehnfischer 14y ago|1 comments
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by zehnfischer 14y ago
Sure, the internet can be a cynical place, remote communication seems to wake the worth in a lot of people. At the same time it is full of wonders. Maybe I can invite you to join a discussion about how it could impact in political decision
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by zehnfischer 14y ago
I think, you see it to theoretical. As a matter of fact, we don´t have valid data about a case just as this. Yes sure, there are examples for this, people being populistic, following the loudest speaker and so forth. But first of all, we ar
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by zehnfischer 14y ago
Yes, maybe. But first of all, personally I find, it is ok, to not be interested in all political questions. The chance here is to at least borden political influence, so maybe there are just some people, groups involved, why is that not ok?
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Ask HN: As an MP, how would you use the net to scale political participation?
8 points by zehnfischer 14y ago|5 comments