This past few months, I have been mostly working, rebuilding myself from the top down, and going insane. I have no memory doing anything else other than sleeping, but my notes insist that in addition to all that, I was mostly reading:
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Survey Finds More Than 40% of Americans Misled Others About
Having COVID-19 and Use of Precautions University of Utah
Health:
Four of 10 Americans surveyed report that they were often less than truthful about whether they had COVID-19 and/or didnt comply with many of the diseases preventive measures during the height of the pandemic, according to a new nationwide study led in part by University of Utah Health scientists. The most common reasons were wanting to feel normal and exercise personal freedom.
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The End of the Road to Serfdom Cory Doctorow in
Medium:
After WWII, every person in the rich world aspired to owning a dishwasher, a house, a TV, a car, and other major appliances and material goods. This gigantic demand meant that there were plenty of profits to go around: even though the factory workers who produced these items reduced their bosses profits because they were unionized and earned a decent wage and demanded decent benefits, the sheer volume of items sold to the burgeoning middle class of America meant that those bosses could still get very, very rich. But by the Reagan era, the party was over. People had all the stuff they needed. Theyd replace it from time to time, and maybe theyd invest in something new like a personal computer or a VCR, but the post-war big bang of consumer demand had run its course. That could have ushered in an era of steady state: decent wages for the workers who made novelties and new stuff to replace things as they wore out, small but steady profits for their bosses. That was the future Reagan and the neoliberals set out to prevent. If America was fully cooked, it was time to time to redivide the pie.
- When Billionaires And The Government Work Together To Control Information Caitlin Johnstone:...
