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Dictatorship Thoughts

July 27, 2010

Being born in a country that suffered the horrors of one of the most systematic, calculating and violent dictatorships the world has seen in recent years (1976-1983), it’s hard not think about it. Here are some random thoughts on the dictatorships:
What would I’ve done back then?
This will probably be one of the biggest [...]

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The Struggle For Objectivity In Global Jante

April 19, 2010

My unrealistically smart friend Anita Lobo pointed me to The Law of Jante:
In the imaginary small town of Jante there is an informal, oppressive law that forbids anyone from standing out from the crowd:
The Law of Jante
1. Thou shalt not believe thou art something.
2. Thou shalt not believe thou art as good as [...]

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Bloody Knuckles Make Change

December 29, 2009

Thank you, but no. I will not sit down quietly. I’m coming for you and everything that you do that I don’t agree with.
How will some of us be the world changers that we dream of being, if we are going to silently accept everything everyone does?
It’s one thing to let everyone enjoy their time [...]

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Scholars’ Marketing

December 10, 2009

Since when has our love for marketing been affecting the world?
Just because we didn’t have a word for it, not to mention an industry, does not mean that it didn’t happen.
Why do we assume that all those rules that Seth taught us over the years have been working only in recent times?
What if Adam Smith [...]

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