I have to admit, again, that I do spend quite a bit of time over at Treehugger “mining” for fodder. Sometimes, too much time because then I can’t decide what to bring back here and there are a lot of times, on a lot of their posts, my comments go in all kinds of directions.
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DISQUS Doodlings – They Have No Idea of the Consequences and Ramifications…
by Skip
I had to go to Maine yesterday unexpectedly so I tried to jam in some posts in the very early morning. Got a few in and then hit the wall trying to figure out what I could do quickly (but meaningfully) and couldn’t find anything.
DISQUS Doodlings – The eco-socialism mask drops from Treehugger
by Skip
It’s where I go to see what the other side is doing and how they think. In this case, Lloyd (head writer, it seems) let it all out – his image on his post “Are the rich responsible for climate change?” is right above you.
Internet Doodlings – Tree Hugger commenter Bussdriver87 wants a Peoples Government or something…
by Skip
Well, I have been absent from Tree Hugger (the Greenie Communitarian with Fascist leanings site) for a while so I figured it was time to pay a visit.
SideNote: due to the Great Diaspora / Banning by TH of those willing to challenge their “Green Come First” religion, it has been OUR great benefit that “C.dog e. doG” and “Cris P. Bacon” have become tremendous commenters here – again, thanks guys!
At “Should We All Be Working a Four Day Week“, an architect decided to put her firm on a “5 days work in 4 days” schedule. Great! If she’s the owner and wants to do that, she should have the Right to do so (as long as no laws are abrogated). They also had a poll asking what folks thought about a 4 day work week (e.g., yes, no, other). I left the following for the original downer premise (emphasis mine):
We are working’ 5 days in 4’ week because how we live as individuals has consequences for everyone else. The way we live now has created many problems: scarcity of resources, scarcity of jobs, climate change, wealth discrepancies and many wasted lives. These are all escalating problems which are not being addressed by the institutions of power: Governments, Banks, the Multinationals have too many vested interests in the current system to be the agents of change.
for the architect:
Why should it be up to OTHER entities (“Governments, Banks, the Multinationals have too many vested interests in the current system to be the agents of change”) to make such a decision for YOUR company?
You made it for your’s – good for you. If employees like it they will stay; the converse if they do not. Push the decision making down to the lowest granular level – if you can make and win the argument, congratulations! To have those “Power Entities” make the decisions for others is summed up in one word: “tyranny”.
Blaming it on others or other entities is a cop out – especially when one has made the right decisions and done the hard work to be in a place where they are able to make such a decision. I figure that some might not like the longer days but some might really like always having 3 day weekend but one didn’t (emphasis mine):