Karolina Kriechbaum
@kokorolina.bsky.social
Arrowshooting, bellyshaking Mama Cat. Explorer of edges and the great in-betweens.
“Within groups, selfish individuals beat altruistic individuals, but groups of altruists beat groups of selfish individuals." – E.O. Wilson
October 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“Within groups, selfish individuals beat altruistic individuals, but groups of altruists beat groups of selfish individuals." – E.O. Wilson
If you feel unproductive or ineffective at work, consider this:
"Human beings are projects of mutual creation. Most of the work we do is on one another." – David Graeber @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social
"Human beings are projects of mutual creation. Most of the work we do is on one another." – David Graeber @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
If you feel unproductive or ineffective at work, consider this:
"Human beings are projects of mutual creation. Most of the work we do is on one another." – David Graeber @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social
"Human beings are projects of mutual creation. Most of the work we do is on one another." – David Graeber @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social
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It’s easy to think of backlash as a sign of failure. That the thing we believed in didn’t stick, that people lost interest. But maybe that’s the wrong lens. Maybe backlash is actually proof that something mattered. If it was irrelevant, no one would bother pushing back.
4/10
4/10
August 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
It’s easy to think of backlash as a sign of failure. That the thing we believed in didn’t stick, that people lost interest. But maybe that’s the wrong lens. Maybe backlash is actually proof that something mattered. If it was irrelevant, no one would bother pushing back.
4/10
4/10
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
August 12, 2025 at 4:32 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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Myth #2:
Markets always produce the best outcomes
Reality:
Markets miss what can't be priced
Implication:
Without boundaries, the invisible hand destroys the commons
Markets always produce the best outcomes
Reality:
Markets miss what can't be priced
Implication:
Without boundaries, the invisible hand destroys the commons
August 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Myth #2:
Markets always produce the best outcomes
Reality:
Markets miss what can't be priced
Implication:
Without boundaries, the invisible hand destroys the commons
Markets always produce the best outcomes
Reality:
Markets miss what can't be priced
Implication:
Without boundaries, the invisible hand destroys the commons
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1970s: “We went to the moon.”
2020s: “Your fridge wants to charge you $9.99/month to keep cooling.”
2020s: “Your fridge wants to charge you $9.99/month to keep cooling.”
June 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
1970s: “We went to the moon.”
2020s: “Your fridge wants to charge you $9.99/month to keep cooling.”
2020s: “Your fridge wants to charge you $9.99/month to keep cooling.”
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Every social network has its own language. Bluesky is somewhere between hacker manifesto and wine mom shitpost.
May 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Every social network has its own language. Bluesky is somewhere between hacker manifesto and wine mom shitpost.
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Progress is the story we tell to explain why the side effects were worth it.
May 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Progress is the story we tell to explain why the side effects were worth it.
"I'm sure you understand what prehistory is. It's rather like prewater, and you all know what that is, don't you? Prewater is the stuff fish lived in before there was water, and prehistory is the period people lived in before there was history."
– #DanielQuinn, The Story of B
👀 #TheDawnofEverything
– #DanielQuinn, The Story of B
👀 #TheDawnofEverything
May 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"I'm sure you understand what prehistory is. It's rather like prewater, and you all know what that is, don't you? Prewater is the stuff fish lived in before there was water, and prehistory is the period people lived in before there was history."
– #DanielQuinn, The Story of B
👀 #TheDawnofEverything
– #DanielQuinn, The Story of B
👀 #TheDawnofEverything
I think what we're witnessing are the effects of long-term short-term thinking.
May 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I think what we're witnessing are the effects of long-term short-term thinking.
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From, Revolutions in Reverse
Book by David Graeber
Book by David Graeber
April 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
From, Revolutions in Reverse
Book by David Graeber
Book by David Graeber
"The really problematic pronouns are I, ME, and MINE." – Jon Kabat-Zinn
April 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"The really problematic pronouns are I, ME, and MINE." – Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Just read about the "Orphan Crushing Machine" theory and it perfectly describes everything wrong with society.
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/orphan-...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/orphan-...
orphan-crushing machine - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
en.wiktionary.org
April 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Just read about the "Orphan Crushing Machine" theory and it perfectly describes everything wrong with society.
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/orphan-...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/orphan-...
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This one is doing the rounds. It’s correct.
March 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This one is doing the rounds. It’s correct.
“We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology.” – E.O. Wilson
March 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
“We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology.” – E.O. Wilson
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Homeland Security veteran Dan O'Connor explains how our first world luxuries come at the expense of those at the "bottom of the totem pole," and how this insulation ultimately makes us "at the top" more vulnerable to potential disruptions.
March 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Homeland Security veteran Dan O'Connor explains how our first world luxuries come at the expense of those at the "bottom of the totem pole," and how this insulation ultimately makes us "at the top" more vulnerable to potential disruptions.
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Good to start the day with a bit of @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Good to start the day with a bit of @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social
Resting birch face
March 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Resting birch face
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March 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Hi, we are an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible 👋🏻 With us, you select the independent bookshop you want to support (we have 3,000+ partners across the globe), and we share profits from your purchase with them.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
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Vuxnas fantasi har så oförtjänt dåligt rykte. Vi sitter bokstavligen i ett kalt kontorslandskap och hallucinerar fram hela företag
March 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Vuxnas fantasi har så oförtjänt dåligt rykte. Vi sitter bokstavligen i ett kalt kontorslandskap och hallucinerar fram hela företag
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Reposted by Karolina Kriechbaum
Oddly satisfying to play around with a maninthedark.com
maninthedark.com by Miltos Manetas and Aaron Russ Clinger , 2004.
maninthedark.com by Miltos Manetas and Aaron Russ Clinger, 2004.
maninthedark.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Oddly satisfying to play around with a maninthedark.com