Anti-viral writings for financial resilience, location independence and meaningful relationships.
A few weeks ago I wrote about algorithmic emotions, or how the way information is propagated is influencing our daily lives. Today I want to write about a specific event (it’s a piece of news in the law / financial / regulatory area) that, although being somehow linked to algorithms, has a much better potential. … Read more
I used to think that owning your own house is the pinnacle of financial achievement. For a significant part of my life, I was an owner, but lately, my opinion changed. When the facts change, I change my mind – what do you do, sir? John Maynyard Keynes So, what else can you do, if … Read more
When you move in a new place, everything changes. Among the first things, the grocery shopping. Back in Spain, I used to do all my groceries from a supermarket, 500 m from where I lived. Quite convenient. Every once in a while I was visiting a Mercado (one of Valencia’s 3 main markets, which are … Read more
In the last two articles we came to the conclusion that mainstream media is not a reliable source of social and political truth. We’re not discussing reforming that area, we simply observe what it is. I personally don’t judge, I just see it as the way world functions these days. It may change in the … Read more
In yesterday’s article we postulated that mainstream media is forced to go with the most popular trend (even if that trend goes against the verifiable truth) for economical reasons. Mainstream media is a business, it relies on its clients (information consumers) to exist, just like any other business, so it must go where the money … Read more
When I was younger, I worked as a journalist for almost 7 years. It was a very useful time of my life, but I was happy I got out fast, and didn’t pursue a “career” there. I didn’t have enough time to get a clear image of what’s really going on in the field, but … Read more
Today could have been a bad day. But it wasn’t. It started as usual, but with a slight fatigue (I didn’t sleep quite well, so got up a bit tired). Because of that, I decided to take a shorter route to the work place (which is, as always, a coffee shop). After I got there, … Read more
Although today started rather joyfully, and I even took a different route to work, enjoying one of the many breathtaking vistas of Lisbon, it somehow rolled into a bit of a drag. As the day progressed, a combination of extra work and accumulated fatigue, spiced with my insistence to finish as much as I could, … Read more