In extremis

POV

 We are living opositte backlashes from multi diverse society groups.

Of course everyone has the right to its opinion, and in mature democracies every opinion should matter; Nevertheless there is the representation effect, meaning that can be difficult for my opinion to get heard, if i dont belong to an proeminent trend group, if i don't YELL in social networks, or if simply doesnt appear in the news whatsoever.

But should i be entitled to get that attention that I want, even if  have not gathered enough of  represented people on the issue? 

This is the turnkey, that i call PLACEMENT - from Marketing 4 Ps. So if i get a proper channel to communicate my desired wish maybe i would be sucessfull to convert and commit people with that issue/ idea.

The concept of self marketing to share ideas or sell them is getting more supporters even if its in a unconscient way, therefor i believe is getting easier to enhance the herd effect by the digital channels to spread less support facts, but somehow sticks to the average citizen that usually lacks background or context to its opinion.

So its kind of easy to have emotional passionate shouts, that can easly spread and turn to clashes of worlwide magnitude. (of course that media plays a role in this, and usually likes to surf the wave while at the crisp)

So educate yourselves and don't follow the herd just because its... trendy (thats what i do) 

Looking fine

There's no doubt about our society evolution has lead us to paths of uncertainty  and challenge.  But besides criticism and comments what have we've done in our daily basis to change the current paradigms, Are we condemn to live to a trend?  Are we agents of change? (For better or worse... we are...) . As Damasio points out our DNA mark us since... the beginning, so there's a part of it where we are at it because of our nature. But we can change default decisions.... and make priorities despite  the trends.  

Our awareness makes it all.

As I've previously written.... I'm so uncertain of certainties as certain of uncertainties...

Global Awareness

There's a lot going on in this world right now;

We are living challenging times: global warming, planet sustainability , pandemic, wars ....

So the main question should be: What kind of planet do we want to live in? 

• At the one that's lack of resources?
• At the one that we must live and directed by power and fear?

In this last (and to me) main questions we should search for the root of them;

Resources scarcity have to do with our consumption behaviour and that desire to have more (systematic), in some sense, we are in a web of interests that is almost impossible to get reed from; At the end that's what made our societies prosper and prevail. But we don't know where will it lead us, as an evolution path, whether it is positive or negative.

Truly, as i wrote previously, worlds lack of true leaders: the ones that inspire and makes us follow them, because they do different, they do good, and with that can bring prosperity and evolution for us as individuals and societies; the question shouldn't be positioned if we can take care of our own yard, because we are global dependent; one's action will reflect in all other, but rather if we can take care of the other hence of ourselves. (?)

So what to do then?

Awareness (by education), is (or at least should be) definitely a key variable in order to have a global common ground which could reflect the same shared preoccupations, as citizens living in the same planet. (of course that could take generations.... and do we have the time?)

What if a leader could turn into an influencer not by mandate but by its ideas (that would leads us to the importance of Awareness, since the message receptors must be in the same page, so sincerely everything will lead to awareness, to answer the primitive questions.

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Of course no Russian citizens (except their leaders so far) wants war, nobody does, and their far much bigger than their leaders; But these same citizens have and should stand up to show it, for their own sovereignty as individuals and society and not be ruled by fear as stated before. 

Awareness is somehow a inner revolution.

Every day is important

25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (A/RES/54/134) - UN

This pandemic should at least show us how human we are. So, are we? 

Are we human enough to preserve and evolute in our better values? 

Are we informed enough, aware enough to make the difference in our daily routined lives? There shouldn't be violence of any kind. But there is, and there's a lot of women suffering for our selfishness, for our look to the other side. So lets learn and spread this awareness, and with that evolute as a better society, hence world, where everyone is dignified and erradicate this problem as soon as possible. Clocks ticking.

The Human Inquisitor

Since ages, we're trying to defy human conditions in all its variables.
This means, in substance, that our ego doesn't allow us to simply stay put.
So probably there's some kind of balance condition where we need solve and overcome certain obstacles. (being that, physical, emotional or sociological)
At the end people are what they are, there no big surprises if an atitude comes out from the blue,
because there's always the human condition escape goat.
"And what about the rulles of society ?"
And what about the jungle rules? wich one prevails over a persons head?;
Could we be so selfish to impose everyones a "Human Condition " hence behaviour pattern?
It looks like there are lots of people that want to follow that imposed fashioned vision;
And what would be the truth of it and who owns it?
Perhaps world is distracted but we are all rats in big cage.... that decreases its size every day.

THE SEARCH

I've occasionally came across some thought of this  large metaphor which search engines are in.
Human race since the beginning of times, tried to find answers, to their inquietude and with it, go further.
So it makes the web based search engines, the human extensions means to get the answers, of such unsatisfactory endless search.

Actually someone could name search engines, Dissatisfaction  Repository (DIREP) .... not quite appealing though.... 😏.

Lost in noise

Still so much noise around us, when all we need is just ....
who's entitled to know what you need ? marketeers? Opinion makers? political leaders?
Give me a break! whats the latest trend? "that's what you need"
The need is something raw and innate; There's the need for survival, as a basic starting point, then everything just seem superfluous. Our thoughts are just bombed with poison that mostly are  decoys for what one should be looking for (whatever that is!!!). There's that saying that goes like "the one that keep searching for something will probably loose itself.
Accepting life as the true gift, will probably lead to freedom and awareness; one can come out more focused and released from the smashing sounds all around. (silence can be unbearably noisy also)

FREEDOM V2.0

2015, ARE YOU THERE?

it seems that a new year began ... there are some uncertainties on the way
such as oil and currencies balance, critic politic and diplomatic affairs and decisions are on schedule. USA has become independent from middle east oil, and is now exporting, also unfortunately to europe.... they still can't figure a way to safely drive EU... a bunch of countries that can't stick together as a sole institution/ nation.... will never have the strength to set their international agenda.... neither the resources....at least will take too much time and money.

So much more standardized ways of thinking are expected ....... hope this doesn't affect the innovators and entrepreneurs!

WELCOME 2015 - forecast for 2015 (see also 2014)

1st people are more aware-- social networks and new media support are spreaded ... more than ever.... spread of knowledge or stupidity.

2nd these same people for themselves realise more that 

can't rely and be so states/ government dependents -- new movements that can be citizens genuine representatives are on the way and be shaped by left and right wingers (.....?)

3rd New players are creating their agenda and with it societies will have to adapt to it, for instance "new" foreign languages teaching - my 14 year old niece asked my opinion if she should select mandarin or german as 2nd language... so this is a fact.

4th New tech advances in hardware (nanotech advances) and augmented reality will bring new breakthrough opportunities in how people relate with machines  and with each other. Increasing tailored made productive systems.

--- sure... we can 3d print almost everything ... thats an huge advance in product development.

5th There are also some uncertainties in what consumption concerns. --- Can't figure if BRICS can sustain world economic grow.... corruption undermine the path (for all present societies) and can easily change BRICS to brics

all in all .....i'm still pessimist .... bah..... to me :P

Word (wordossaurius).... the values extinction

"you have my word"
"lets handshake"
"i promise..."

This could have several readings, and of course everyone (depending on its environment)
has its own conception, but to keep it simple, although it can have different contexts,
i'm referring to the business one... its incredible how easy it is nowadays, to change commitments under the promise, or the "word" for it..... so it is worth very little.... even from the people that you can actually know, for instance friends.... (or supposed ones)....
yes to those ones who like to stab each other in the back....guess what? you can go all to mars, or to the Mariana Trench!
At the end the result is pretty much the same, which is the break of commitment....I guess its alike in any picture.... politics ... deals.... you name it.... of course its a jungle.... but i hate to see "predators eating their own cubs"..... watch your back...

searching for intelligence signs.....

"After  (....) years of searching the skies for signs of intelligence beyond Earth..." 
- ah ah ah- this is too presumptuous....try to find any in earth first .... that would be an hard challenge!
All of this media fanaticism and pseudo regulated markets.... there is hardly a way to escape from the so called modern society's web.

Citizens-Interest Groups,Lobbying - Politics - Laws - Citizens

this closed circuit trends to lead to few persons interests.... which might not be representative, but still somehow legitim. 
This circuit could be in did, a good thing if you considered that the intentions  of these groups were "pure", or at least far from egocentric needs and feels.

Its like taking our own medic prescription knowing that the side effects are no good. So, how to introduce true values at this well oiled gear machine? Are there so many blind sheeps, that simply prefer to accept their path as dogmatic with no alternative? ("please, cheat me 'cause i like it so badly"!) Or are citizens just so arrogant to the point to think that they own the truth and dominate all info already available.....

evolution is a strange way to cross by, but ignore it, is even stranger....

Engineering...

We've been watching interesting evolution throughout the years, but none, yet, have
been capable to answer the ultimate(s) human desires, which can typically possibly be....

who's the creator
where do we came from
where do we heading to
can we live forever
are we "alone" in the universe
... and much other

of course and although there are lots of multi level research, it all serves the purpose of cumulative experiences towards awareness (i think) and to keep us also distracted during our small but hopefully interesting journey.

We are so small regarding all universe events, that makes me feel annoyed watching everyday world news or mundane events. I understand that societies are complex and overlap these "tiny" pseudo philosophic questions.
We live in a engineered world as seen by Messer Leonard Da Vinci, but ready to be sold at any cost, with strength of the Marketing (well oiled up) machines;

I can effortly live by the rules in which our average societies so far conquered or evoluted to, but that doesn't mean i can't go on and keep question it, or even propose to modified it, although everyone has to realise that when it comes to it..... the basic laws stand i.e. we are just in raw state jungles, and no philosophy questions apply. Knowledge is everything as i've stated before...


at the end..... and surely mostly.... who gives a F$€$ ?

The True Scotch

What is better? Single (malted) or blended... is it a matter of taste?
Perhaps the inner tradition, the subjacent culture and history, the memory preservation.
Surely the facts are always supportive to understand the state... of art.
But rather than discussing a state of art or even trend, it would be much better to achieve an ideal...
Is it to risky to go for an ideal?

The True Scotch .... Only for the ideal.

:)

Bankless

Much i've been telling about essential values that should make part of our lives, or deeper .. written in our DNA. Unfortunately there are purposely awful mistakes and misunderstandings that keep the world constantly beating itself for some of the same challenges. the early 20s crisis took some of its causes from political and economic power and greed. Although todays markets interdependency and business speed are definitely a key to prospect and foresight, one must not comprise society stability based on fast and extremely high return rates. What makes a market truly volatil is in my opinion the undefinition and lack of insight  key regulations. Undefinition, because of the obscurant products and how they are achieved (does an end justify the means???). This can get expression in every market, but it gets clearer when it comes to financial systems/ products. We can negociate statistical products that are only numbers, no added value here, and no one seems to deeply control it. So there's a black thick cloud where some gets access and makes unimaginable fortunes. Please notice that i'm not against huge fortunes, i'm against corruption in any kind and shape to obtain it, and in the way to make such fortunes that innocents must be sacrificed for the sake of a bunch of thieves. Every average bank deals with offshore accounts to launder toxic (poisonous i may say) deals, funds hence financial products, and bankers who own it have their assets safely hidden in several countries... So where is regulation for these cases? Although this is widely "accepted", politicians are very tied to this matter and so the system hypocrisy and promiscuity doesn't allow to go much further than the state of art. Is just not fair that so many people and nations are sacrificed in the name of GREED. I cant believe that there were toxic assets in some banks (Lehman Brothers, Greek banks, Bank of Scotland, BPN, BES, BPP), because they all practice the same game and deal with the same procedures.... if they are all toxic... lets contain them and spray a bit over their heads so at least they can regain a bit of consciousness....

So here it goes.... again!

HOPE

hope, faith, belief .... are some of the many ways that keep people pursuing their objectives.... of course the need is the outmost compelling trigger that enhances your strength. What if the need has external causes, and are driven to achieve less noble  targets? What if the need isn't really a need, but a mere greed; What if the world was ruled in the same wrong direction, and anyone (societies) couldn't see, because was accepted almost as dogma, as been told so by the current leaders.... too philosophic? perhaps....
perhaps i'm wrong.

the EURO thing

There's something in the way that simply puzzles me;
For instance, this last sunday there has been elections for the european parliament, yet,
so few subjects have been discussed about europe.
As so many have wrote about it, these are mere local intermediate elections.
Lets see: there hasn't been public debate, the usual marketing flyers are composed by internal slogans, public appearances of the main candidates, are just fait divers ... its a mind game, which citizens don't approve at all. If you look at the results will notice that the winner with majority is : abstention.  With a mean participation of 43,09%  in the whole of the EU countries thats too low, facing the advance of some radical left and right wings movements. So what to do now? Do we want to take the (peace!!!)  destiny in our hands or maintain continuous distance between citizens and politics? Being european, means achieving consensus within a long term true strategic project, in order to keep the countries bonded..... so where's the glue that stick this together? has someone run out of glue????  The euro flag should mean something ..... otherwise is just some blue scarf....with random spreaded and alone (lost in the universe) stars or even "black dwarfs".....

an Euro vision...

I'm no one to judge .... but did you heard about the eurovision song contest?
Who has won that night?, did the singer won? Did his marketeer won? Who really own this winning?
Should this stage act, be so political as it is ... ? OK,  at the end, it can be what spectators, audience, media want, so should we be entitled to question what criteria could be placed to evaluate such contest.... because this is starting to look like everything else.... lots of rules, no effects .... all misunderstood... and big shots on the loose, lots of it...  this are just fire works...... let the circus continue.

NO TO ....

no to racism or discrimination of any kind

SMILE

FREEDOM

This is the time where citizens should be more aware than ever.

Are we forget that freedom implies a true responsibility? Have we been responsible enough

to deserve that "freedom" or are we just mere audience of "tv shows"?

A true change (revolution) should start in citizens minds, hence thoughts, then in anything else,
so I bow to the ones that are strong enough these days to leave their comfort zone, to achieve
something better.

as i said before o conhecimento é liberdade, knowledge is freedom, conocimiento es libertad, connaissance c'est liberté, Wissen ist Freiheit, знание это свобода,  知識是自由

(btw these sentences above have nothing to do with political ideology, since i can't recognize myself in any)

as in Tarantino, Django 2012  movie here's Anthony Hamilton - (Feat. Elayna Boynton)