Zag To The Zig #25 :: Not much about the C-word, just positive stuff
I assume you will have enough to read about the C-word. Opinions abound. If you feel brave and ready for some more radical views, check out statistician-trader-philosopher Nicolas Taleb (do prep for some brutal views and swearing) and economy philosopher Rogier De Langhe (in Dutch). Make sure you counter that with a healthy dose of optimistic input, though.
Personally, I’m keen to see creativity and entrepreneurship flourish, for the common good (and contribute where possible). Peer-to-peer, decentralised,… If you’re on Twitter, you may find #dighum interesting, based on this vision of Digital Humanitarianism.
Or consider all the curated and/or crowdsourced lists of things-to-do-when-inside-for-a-little-while. Parents sharing tips for home education (my daughter is finally picking up Scratch - loving it so far) or the best internet radio stations (top!).
Most importantly, I’m also intrigued by what all those Instagrammers are going to post about? 😲😵😱
Just the one room this week aka the Zen Room (where things are warm & fuzzy)
An article that links ARPANET with medieval castles, Corona Virus and comes out with a hopeful message, now that’s ZTTZ material. On Zero Trust Information and why we should be positive about the internet.
I’ve recently been digging a bit into B Corp, the certificate that recognizes mission driven companies through a strict grading system. And that’s how I came across this story from Afghanistan and how the major telco there, Roshan, managed to get that certificate, out-scoring a stereotypical (not meant negatively) do-good brand like Patagonia. Quite impressive if some of the criteria involve gender equality, in Afghanistan.
Karim explains that in Roshan’s early days, employing women often meant picking them up, dropping them home, providing meals, and explaining again and again the value of a second family income, and the increasing social acceptability of women earning one.
This project in Tanzania enables young children to learn about court systems and teaches them to be judges in ‘traffic cases’, where adult drivers caught for reckless driving are put in front of a ‘Kids Court’.
I know quite a few of you are into blockchain and/or crypto, so you may see this as positive news, or at least as a sign of hope. In a world where the financial institutions and central banks are retorting to the measures they know, is this a moment crypto can benefit from? Ether x1000 anyone?
Why use Excel for number crunching when you can use it to create a drum machine.