The White Pill
Paul REGAN
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I have less and less respect these days for the McKinseys, KPMGs and Deloittes of this world. They’re some of the worst?peddlers?of woke idiocy, DEI nonsense, climate alarmism and cultural marxism dressed up as?ESG.
But even I was amazed by Accenture recently announcing as one of?the?major global trends…. the end of abundance thinking..?
How can the?guys with the supposed big brains announce the end of big ideas?
Complete gibberish
These supposedly top tier corporate intellectual behemoths live in such a bubble they bought their own bs.?
Any casual observer that avoids the news can see that human well-being has increased dramatically over the past few centuries, with exponential improvements in areas such as life expectancy, literacy rates, and income levels.?
Thank God today we’re living longer, healthier, and more prosperous lives than at any other time in history.??
Advances in technology, science, and medicine that have contributed to major Innovations such as vaccinations, antibiotics, and modern sanitation systems have helped to reduce disease and mortality rates, while developments in transportation, communication, and the internet have made it easier for people to connect with one another and share ideas.??
And let’s not forget that progress has been made in areas such as human rights, democracy, and social equality.?
In short, the world has become more peaceful, tolerant, and just over time, with a greater recognition of the importance of individual rights and freedoms.??
We are waaaaaay better off now than at any other time in history.
So why this pervading vibe of nilhism… just where’s all this pessimism coming from??
Well…?we live in an era where technology has advanced to the point where we have created four new gods - Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Apple - as described by the infamous Prof G aka?Scott Galloway.?
These companies have infiltrated every aspect of our lives, from the way we communicate to the way we shop, and everything in between.?
But the problem is not just the existence of these gods, it's the unholy union as they’ve joined forces with surveillance capitalism to create a dystopian world where people are sad and pessimistic instead of happy and optimistic.
Surveillance capitalism is the nefarious practice of collecting and analyzing personal data to generate profits.?
And while the Four?Horsemen are undoubtedly at the forefront of this practice, they are not alone?in their quest for world domination.?
Through the use of tracking cookies,?device identifiers, and other sneaky tactics, companies are able to collect?information about our every move.?
They know what we buy, what we like, what we search for, and even what we think.?
This level of intrusion into our private?lives is downright creepy, and it's no wonder people are feeling sad and pessimistic.
But it's not just the collection of data that is the problem.?
It's what these companies do with that data that is truly alarming.
Using sophisticated algorithms, they create highly personalized advertising?that is specifically tailored to our interests and behaviours.?
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It's like they are inside our heads, manipulating us to buy things we don't need or to think in a certain way.?
This level of influence is scary, and it's no wonder people are developing Stockholm Syndrome for Klaus Schwab and the rest of the?social justice, virtue signalling?WEF globalist ghouls.
It's not just the manipulation of our behavior that is the issue.?
The rise of surveillance capitalism has also led to a loss of privacy and a sense of distrust.
We don't know who has access to our data or how it is being used.
We don't know who is watching us or why.
This sense of paranoia is enough to make even the most optimistic freak out..
So what's the solution??
The first step is to recognizethat the combination of the Four Horsemen and surveillance capitalism is not inevitable. We can demand better privacy protections, better regulations, and better transparency.?
We can also make a conscious effort to disconnect from technology and reconnect with the world around us.?
We can find joy in simple?pleasures and human connections, and we can resist the constant barrage of?advertising and manipulation.?
It won't be easy, but it's worth it if it means living in a world that is happy and optimistic, rather than sad and pessimistic.
In conclusion, the combination of the?tech gods?and?surveillance capitalism has created a dystopian world that is making people sad,?pessimistic and not disposed to abundance thinking.?
But it doesn't have to be this way.?
We can demand better from?our technology, and we can make a conscious effort to find joy in simple pleasures.?
It's time to take back control of our lives and our happiness.
And take comfort in the idea of the white pill from rascally Michael Malice in his latest book of the same name.
"The White Pill" is a book that explores the concept of hope in a world that often seems bleak and despairing.?
Malice the lovable anarchist?argues that hope can be found by rejecting the idea that institutions and authorities have our best interests at heart, and instead, embracing personal responsibility and individualism.?
He suggests that by pursuing our own goals and building strong communities with like-minded individuals, we can create a more positive future.
He focuses on the importance of humour, irony, and even religion?as tools for coping with difficult circumstances and finding meaning in life.?
Ultimately, the white pill represents a mindset that acknowledges the challenges of the world while still holding onto the belief that we can make things better.
Because we can.
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2 年Great article Paul. I make an effort every few days to browse items on Amazon I don’t want to buy, or click on films on Netflix’s I don’t watch, or put in search terms in Google for stuff I have no interest in.. Somewhere a computer is in meltdown over me..
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2 年Today we buy electricity from a centralized source. It's easier than ever to produce. Someday we will all make it (full decentralization) and the great market value of a centralized source will shift to the value system of a network. Sort of like the internet vs copper phone lines. This same paradigm works for our private data. The individual can gain control of it and then themselves make decisions such as to monetize or not etc...
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2 年The part mammoth, part leech's of this industry often are accompanied by the fashionable buzzwords with little or no positive follow through. The return? No trust / integrity / active engagement / understanding the problem, selling what they have not selling what is needed (thanks to Peter Anderton for the expressions here). Professional services & engagement is about understanding the customer first & foremost, their needs, where they are & where they have come from THEN ensuring where their goals & milestones are specified & attainable to ensure they achieve or surpass what they are aiming for. Many have forgotten that customers are NOT account numbers, they are not cash cows to be milked dry, that the growth of economies & social divides are directly linked to the behaviours companies act towards their customers and people. ★ Paul Regan, you mention data & how it is used; GDPR & similar regulations were supposed to return control of the data collected about an individual back to that person. Data collected was supposed to be for legitimate business purposes, individuals were supposed to have the right to control where, & how the data was used & who could access it. In reality, this is not so :(