In order to achieve social sustainability, and thus a balanced and stable society in the long term, transparency and accountability must be ensured not only in the economy, but also in politics.…
Your Struggle Blog
Why We Need to Push Back Social Inequalities
Nowadays, social inequalities and their widening are very often discussed as one of the most serious global problems of our time. It is no coincidence that it is also a central theme of my book, as a cornerstone of social sustainability.…
Without Fundamental Economic Reforms, Any Kind of Basic Income Is Effectively Useless
Although the concept of an unconditionally guaranteed basic income is the subject of much debate, the fact is that its possible introduction is increasingly being discussed. As usual, this economic and social policy instrument, too, has its own advantages and disadvantages.…
Supply and Demand vs. Social Utility
Truth is, if only the law of supply and demand determines the value of things in our societies, this leads to serious distortions of value. In this case, money essentially takes over from communities of people, and individual gain becomes more important than the well-being of communities.…
Respecting Money Too Much
It’s a huge cliché, but it’s fundamentally true that today everything revolves around money. So much so that one could even say that it is the ultimate embodiment of existential opportunism.…
The Similarities Between Professional Sports and Life – Existential Opportunism Dominates
Anyone with even the slightest interest in the subject will know that elite sport is about constant struggle. It’s about how professional athletes train, prepare and fight with both their opponents and themselves to succeed in their sport.…
ChatGPT Conversation About Existential Opportunism and a Need for Change
I couldn’t help asking ChatGPT about what it knows and thinks about existential opportunism, and whether we need to change our ways if we want to achieve environmental and social sustainability.…
ChatGPT Conversation About Artificial Intelligence and Its Threats for Humanity
In the following discussion, I have asked ChatGPT about the potenital of AI in general, and if it was one of the threats that humanity faces in the future, which may or may not bring about the end of our species.…
ChatGPT Conversation About How It Operates and Its Potential
I have had a little conversation with GhatGPT about how it operates, what makes it different from the human brain, and why it is very unlikely that one day it will become conscious and wipe us all out.…