“It’s actually worse than a bad mortgage. You have to get rid of the future you wanted to pay off all the debt from the fancy school that was supposed to give you that future.” -Peter Thiel (on the higher education bubble) 1 We are currently witnessing a drastic shift in higher education, the likes of which we have never seen before. It is undergoing a massive evolution from the current brick and mortar system to a ...
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The following is an excerpt from the most useful and insightful book The Permaculture Handbook by Peter Bane. Photo by Thomas Falkowski. A Permaculture Pattern Language Living in the Garden Problem Humans claim our place in nature through the garden. Our urban settlements are now for the most part desolate and eroding landscapes that produce no food. Culture in these places is inherently groundless and shallow where it survives at all. Food security and a collective sense of well-being will both be served ...
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Our world is changing rapidly, and some of the most exciting are being seen in the spaces in which we live together. There are some very ambitious groups around the world seeking to completely redefine how we live in communities. These movements are extremely exciting because changing such a basic element of our society will have more far-reaching implications than most any other change. Here are a few of examples of such movements. Transition Initiative A Transition Initiative ...
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In the first part of this series on anarchism, I addressed the common understanding of it, what it isn't, and a brief history. It's not a prerequisite for this article, but it’ll help remove some of your prejudice towards anarchism before going forward. First of all, let's re-state again what anarchism actually is. Rather than being a form of government, it's a philosophical ideology that condemns authoritarian structures like government, church, police and anything that takes ...
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As one of the founding members of Valhalla - one of the most silent questions we are surprisingly almost never asked is "Why?" - Perhaps because I started a marketing company in 2010 which vaguely yet clearly answered this question called "Why? Simply Because!" (also know as W?SB! Media) but such doesn't justify my thirst for the true answer! People always ask questions about How?, What?, Where?, When? and Who? but never Why. Where is Valhalla? Who is ...
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When I was first introduced to the idea of capitalism, I was told that the competition within capitalism models nature. In the natural world, competition encourages evolution. Species must compete for food, water, and other goods provided by the environment for survival. This competition fuels evolution, as animals constantly need to change and adapt to keep up with other species. In a capitalist economy, businesses must compete with each other to keep up profits. To ...
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