This article just serves as an introduction to web2.0 for the grassroots people. So this article is by no means academic. I will try to avoid tech terms. Web2.0 is grassroots in the sense that if you look at web2.0 websites (meetup, craigslist, youtube, flickr, del.icio.us …), they are all built by the user. It […]
Against Compulsory Schooling: from mass production to empowering individuals
Modern compulsory schooling is a product of mass production. It is to produce labors for the mass production. When people learned to unleashing the power from the coal and later oil, we entered a new era of human history, the age of machine or the age of mass production. For a moment, please put […]
How much tax should we pay
Does it make sense that I have to pay about 30% of my salary to the government? I can understand the disabled people need help and I am willing to help. But how much will that cost? If you count the money spent on compulsory schooling and military, that would explain the 30%. But I […]
28th constitutional amendment passed: people with IQ below 80 cannot be the presidential candidate
Breaking news today: American congress just passed unanimously the 28th constitutional amendment: people whose IQ is below 80 cannot be the presidential candidate. When asked by journalists if such kind of amendment is discriminative or whether IQ test is even scientific, one senator shook his head, saying:”Sorry, we just cannot afford it”.
Life stories on a greyhound bus
I don’t know who you are. But I know you will be interested in the stories I am going to share with you. And I know you have the same beautiful stories you can share with others. Because we are all spirits in this world. These stories happened all on a greyhound bus. There is […]