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May 27, 2023Liked by William Poulos

For me, all of the issues you've mentioned have been known and been discussed since people learnt how to discuss.

The absolute love of money (as opposed to the need for money) is what's driving the worst aspects of post-capitalism. Capitalism used to, or should, mean to care equally for your customers, workers, and shareholders. Whereas now it must legally mean "a maximal return to shareholders". "I must not "share" my wealth. Instead I must take as much of yours as possible."

As soon as Australia runs out of things to dig up and sell in large enough quantities we won't be in a position to follow Norway's or Finland's lead (as politicians have been more busy buying votes than preparing for the inevitable) I suspect they'll be a diaspora.

It's not a new thing for each of us, an individuals, to think of ourselves as impotent. As individuals we have always had little to no power. What is new is that we, as individuals, believe it's impossible to join with other individuals and instigate any change. Our forefathers fought for their freedom and rights while we willingly frittered them away (and with it our dignity.)

As for statistics: there's lies, damn lies and then statistics!

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Really enjoyed this piece William! Thank you (as I write this from my smart phone, which I should really replace for a dumb one)

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Yes, I believe Han derives this attitude toward prayer from Simone Weil, who similarly wrote "absolutely unmixed attention is prayer."

For some reason, I am seeing the book Psychopolitics pop up quite a bit these days. I also covered it in my recent essay, but from a bit of a different angle than yours, focusing more on historicizing the concept and discussing its effects (i.e. psychological ailments).

https://novum.substack.com/p/living-in-a-time-of-psychopolitics

Either way, glad I found your post here. I just subscribed, looking forward to reading more! :))

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> Australia no longer makes anything, and its economy relies heavily on financial services. Is everyone being turned into an entrepreneur?

Yes it does. It's mining the resources powering China's industrialization.

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