exindustrialism

Metaphors For Work

by Brian on 12-16-2009

in concepts,science,web

Metaphors aren’t just literary devices, they affect our intuition and reasoning in ways we’re barely aware of. Which isn’t to say they’re bad; they’re essential — that’s the point. By calling Metaphors We Live By a “landmark” in the previous post, I wasn’t trying to be dramatic, I was simply trying to provide better information [...]

Ex Industrialism

by Brian on 03-29-2009

in business,civics,economics

The ideas from my last post grew out of a line of thought I’ve been running for a couple of weeks and alluded to a few times before. The gist is that capitalism and socialism/communism share a few core assumptions. They’re two varieties of industrialism. They came of age at the same time, with reference to [...]