As this year comes to an end, many among us spend some time in reflection. 2008 ends with the thundering sound of millions of wallets, as they are being flushed fresh out of money. Countries going bankrupt and nation states that were bastions of capitalism scramble to nationalise banks and financial institutions. One of the [...]
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It’s Zeitgeist again
Posted: by Rudy Nadler-Nir in Anthrodigital, Learning from others, Narratives, TheoriesTags: Fastest Rising, Google Top of Mind, Google translator, Google Trendsetters, knockout moment, legerdemain, Nasza Klasa, SocNets, the spirit of the times, Tuenti, Wer Kennt Wen, Zeitgeist
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Intellectual DUH’isation
Posted: by Rudy Nadler-Nir in NarrativesTags: 2007 year's issues, devaluation of intellectual capabilities, Google Zeitgeist, intellectual devaluation, Kurt Waldheim, Mail in Guardian, Robert Kirby, spirit of the time, Year End reflectives, Zeitgeist
I spent time considering the year’s issues in categories that are close to my heart — say, literature, movies, technology. Another one is the list of those who departed our troubled shores since last January. The quality of Year End reflectives oscillates between brilliance and flatulence – and some terrible own-goals too, like the bozo (or [...]