The modern World is steadily leading to an intellectual decline. You spend years of your life thinking about the present state of affairs in your life – introspecting. In an era of emails, text messages, Facebook and Twitter, you choose to stay unaware of the plight the World is struggling with. The more time you spend looking ...
I Forgot My Phone / Ich habe mein Handy Vergessen / Eu esqueci meu Telefone / Olvidé mi Teléfono
Latest mobile Phones support a variety of services, such as text messaging, MMS, e-mail, internet access, luetooth, business applications, gaming, and digital photography. Mobile Phones which offer these and more general computing capabilities are referred to as Smartphones. From 1983 to 2014, worldwide mobile Phone subscriptions grew to over seven billion, penetrating 100% of the global population ...
Imitation is Suicide / Imitation ist Selbstmord / Imitação é Suicídio / Imitación es Suicidio
Imitation is an advanced behavior whereby an individual observes and replicates another's bevaviour. Imitation is also a form of social learning that leads to the development of traditions, and ultimately our culture. All cultures imitate ideas from one of a few original cultures or several cultures whose influence overlaps geographically. Evolutionary diffusion theory holds that cultures influence one another, but ...
Talkers and Doers / Schwätzer und Macher / Falador e Executor / Hablador y Realizador
There's two kinds of people in this World when you boil it all down. You got your talkers and you got your doers. Most people are just talkers, all they do is talk. But when it is all said and done, it's the doers that change this World. And when they do that, they change us, and that's why ...
Consumer Capitalism 5.0 / Konsumentenkapitalismus 5.0 / Capitalismo do Consumor 5.0 / Capitalismo de Consumo 5.0
Consumer Capitalism is a theoretical economic and social political condition. In Consumer Capitalism the consumer demand is manipulated, in a deliberate and coordinated way. In Consumer Capitalism the consumer is manipulated on a very large scale, through mass-marketing techniques, to the advantage of sellers. The power of 'manipulation' is not straightforward. It depends upon a new kind of individualism ...
Environmental Impact / Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt / Impacto Ambiental / Impacto Ambiental
Environmental impact is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution. The I=PAT equation, Environmental impact (I) or degradation is caused by the combination of an already very large and increasing Human population (P). A continually increasing economic ...
Ayahuasca unleashes a limitless Mindset / Ayahuasca entfesselt eine grenzenlose Denkweise / Ayahuasca desencadeia uma mentalidade Ilimitada / Ayahuasca desata una mentalid sin Limites
Within the jungle of the Amazon grows a vine that has caught the attention of medical researchers, shamans, and spirituality-seeking tourists for centuries. Now this spirit vine has executives flying from around the World to experience its empowering medicine, to dig deep within one’s Self to unleash dormant creative potential. When they enter the Amazon to better ...
Love of money is the root of all Evil / Geldliebe ist die Wurzel allen Übels / Amor ao dinheiro é a raiz de todos os Males / Amor al dinero es la raiz de todos los Males
Big business is evil, and greed is at the heart of our economic problems. Greed has no morals or ethics. Greed has no regard for others. Greed feeds only the greedy and feeds on everything and everyone within grasping distance. Greed is one of the seven deadly sins, along with lust, pride, gluttony, sloth, envy, and wrath. Among ...
Longing for wealth, status and Power / Sehnsucht nach Reichtum, Status und Macht / Anseio por riqueza, status e poder / Anhelo de riqueza, estatus y Poder
Greed is an inordinate or insatiable longing, especially for wealth, status, power, or food. It is typically used to criticize those who seek excessive material wealth. Although it may apply to the need to feel more excessively moral, social, or otherwise better than someone else. The purpose for Greed, and any actions associated with it, is possibly to deprive ...
What if women ruled the World / Was wenn Frauen die Welt regieren Würden / E se as mulheres governassem o Mundo / Y si las mujeres gobernaran el Mundo
The idea that women might rule the World seemed slightly ridiculous - like something out of science fiction. Women clearly lacked the intellectual capacity and emotional fortitude to make the difficult decisions that leadership required. It was not bias, it was biology - it was just the way women were made. But that was then. Attitudes and ...
Myth of human Nature / Mythos der menschlichen Natur / Mito da natureza Humana / Mito de la naturaleza Humana
Human nature refers to the distinguishing characteristics including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting, which Humans tend to have naturally. The questions of whether there are natural characteristics, what these natural characteristics are, and what causes them are among the oldest and most important questions in philosophy, economy, ethics, politics, theology and science. Human nature is a central question in Chinese philosophy. Human ...
Government is a Mess / Regierung ist ein Durcheinander / Governo é uma Bagunça / Gobierno es un Desastre
The World is owned and run by the international bankers who fund the countries of the presidents and prime ministers. The governments ‘Mess up the World’ because the bankers profit from it. They profit loaning money to countrys to prop up despot leaders who buy planes and tanks to repress their own people. They decide which nations ...
Double-Consciousness / Doppel-Bewusstsein / Consciência Dupla / Doble Consciencia
Double Consciousness is a term describing the internal conflict experienced by subordinated groups in an oppressive Society. The term originally referred to the psychological challenge of 'always looking at one's self through the eyes' of a racist white Society. The term has since been applied to numerous situations of social inequality, notably women living in patriarchal societies. Double ...
Man in his Arrogance / Mensch in seiner Arroganz / Homem com sua Arrogância / Hombre en su Arrogancia
'See that star?' 'You mean that bright red one?' his daughter asks in return 'Yes, it might not be there anymore. It might be gone by now, exploded or something. Its light is still crossing space, just reaching our eyes now. But we don't see it as it is, we see it as it was.' Many people experience ...
Electronic Feelings / Elektronische Gefühle / Sentimentos Eletrônicos / Sentimientos Electrónicos
Web sites and applications have become a home for many people, because they eliminate the need to talk directly to the person. Many people find it convenient not to visit someone else. Most of the relationships that have been established through electronic communication sites are people who do not actually know each other but only in ...
Remember to say I love you / Vergiss nicht Ich liebe Dich zu Sagen / Lembre-se de dizer Te Amo / Recuerda de decir Te Amo
The paradox of our (life) time(s) is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more ...
Turning point in Life / Wendepunkt im Leben / Ponto de virada da Vida / Punto de inflexion en la Vida
The World economy has already crossed or is about of crossing a whole set of planetary boundaries, each one of which represents a planetary emergency in its own right. Including ocean acidification, loss of biological diversity, the disruption of nitrogen and phosphorus cycles, disappearance of fresh water, land cover change (deforestation), and growing pollution from synthetic ...
Become a True Minimalist / Werde ein wahrer Minimalist / Torne-Se um verdadeiro Minimalista / Conviértete en un verdadero Minimalista
The modern trend towards Minimalism evolved out of the overly materialistic western culture. Minimalism is based around reducing the number of personal belongings. The goal of most minimalists is to live a freer life through a reducing of their physical possessions. Physical books, CD, DVD, pen and paper have all been replaced by smartphones without compromise. Instead of ...
Simplifying your Life / Vereinfache Dein Leben / Simplifique Tu Vida / Simplifica Tu Vida
This cycle of consumption never results in peace. It never brings you true happiness. Only stress, anxiety, anger and frustration. Modern life can be overwhelming. You have smartphone, tablet, desktop, computer and TV in your face all day long. This causes mental dispersion, a sort of chaos of the mind. You are now connected to the ...
Man In Phone / Mann im Telefon / Homem no Telefone / Hombre en el Teléfono
A Japanese man mysteriously wakes up inside of his i-phone and is forced to confront the destruction his Technology addiction has wreaked on his life. In the face of these unusual obstacles, he attempts to escape the i-phone and return to his normal life - all before draining his battery down to zero ... Technology addiction - ...
Time well Spent / Zeit gut Verbracht / Tempo bem Gasto / Tiempo bien Gastado
Time Well Spent is a nonprofit organization which seeks to reverse what they call the digital attention crisis, caused by the brilliant minds at Google, Apple, Facebook, and elsewhere who hijack our minds. Through ever-more sophisticated manipulation techniques delivered through our mobile devices and social media features in order to capture as much attention as possible, regardless of their impact on users' quality ...
A self-important World / Eine selbstgefällige Welt / Um mundo Auto-Importante / Un mundo Engreído
Please think about this. You always know the most about your own little neighborhood. But that leads you to conclude your little neighborhood is somehow important. In truth, it is only important because you live there. And you obviously think you are important. For vast numbers of Humans, their perception, their daily life, is driven by a ...
1977-09-12 Port Elizabeth, South Africa / The Man is Dead / Der Mann ist tot / O Homem está Morto / El Hombre esta Muerto
The security services took Steve Biko to the Walmer police station in Port Elizabeth, where he was held naked in a cell with his legs in shackles. On the 6th of September, he was transferred from Walmer to room 619 of the security police headquarters in central Port Elizabeth. There he was interrogated for 22 hours, handcuffed and ...
Stop consuming our Culture / Hör auf unsere Kultur zu Konsumieren / Pare de consumir nossa Cultura / Deja de consumir nuestra Cultura
We have to stop consuming our culture. We have to create culture. Do not watch TV, Do not read magazines. Create your own roadshow. The nexus of space and time where you are - Now - is the most immediate sector of your universe. And if you are worrying about somebody else, about some type of music ...
Social Media Silence / Social Media Stille / Mídia Social Silêncio / Redes Sociales Silencio
Even when people are physically in the same room as one another, they are updating their status, following someone on twitter, texting, sexting, checking their email, googling something. Someone just said, looking up a video on YouTube, posting a picture they just took – all in between sentences. We are texting when we should be having ...