Fishing in the Rivers of Life

Tag: capitalism

  • Who Pays The Ferryman

    There is no such thing as a free lunch, just as there is no such thing as free speech; it all comes at a cost. The real question is who pays the ferryman. And the price of the trip. Let’s take social media, as we all know. Still, few are prepared to admit, it’s basically…

  • Techno-utopianism: The Dangerous Delusion

    The Precipice and the Blind Faith I’m standing on the edge of a precipice, and I see that while you are doing the same, you have your hands over your eyes and are singing “la-la-la” in an attempt to drown out my shouts of warning that you’re too close to falling. Am I being an…

  • Definitely Maybe Not Worth It

    The Clatter of Capitalism There is nothing like the shrill clatter of the hooves of hypocrisy across the cobbles of capitalism to set one’s teeth on edge. Like the squeal of chalk across the blackboard it discombobulates in a most uncomfortable way. So just what is it that has me clenching my jaw, and wishing…

  • waiting for a train

    With apologies to Monty Python When you’re chewing on life’s gristle Don’t grumble, give a whistle And this’ll help things turn out for the best… And… Here is a poem what I wrote, I think you’ll find, It goes for the throat. If you don’t like it, I don’t really mind — It’s about Life’s…